Everything You Currently Need To Know About Supermarkets

Published: 30/03/2020 and written by P Smith

Elderly couple with groceries

Supermarkets across the UK are making a few alterations to make the shopping process run smoothly and fairly for everyone. Mr Lender wants to keep you up to date with what’s going on with some of the major supermarkets such as Tesco, Asda and Lidl. In times like this, we need to make sure we are mindful of others’ needs as well as our own.

MAX NO. OF SAME ITEMS YOU CAN BUY (IN-STORE AND ONLINE)

what you can buy

Aldi
4 – All products
Asda
3 – All food, toiletries and cleaning items
Co-op
2 – Selected items
Iceland
1 – Household hygiene products
Lidl
4 – Some items including cleaning products and tins
Morrisons
3 – Products bought online
Ocado (online only)
Essential items limited to 1-2 per order
Sainsburys
3 – Groceries, 2 – other in-demand products e.g toilet roll and UHT milk
Tesco
2 – Toilet roll/paracetamol, 3 – other products
Waitrose
Max of 3 – some groceries, 2 times toilet roll packs and other items such as soaps have been ‘capped’

PRIORITY SHOPPING FOR ELDERLY/VUNERABLE/ NHS WORKERS

Elderly alarm clocks

Aldi
Starting March 29th emergency service workers will be able to visit Aldi stores
from 9.30am – 10am
Asda
Urging people to stay away until 9am so the elderly and ‘vulnerable’ can shop. NHS workers get priority on Mon, Wed & Fri 8am – 9am
Co-op
8am – 9am Monday to Saturday and 10am – 11am on Sundays
Iceland
Elderly and vulnerable customers 8am – 9am Monday to Saturday, NHS workers 7am – 8am each day
Lidl
No special measures
Morrisons
7am – 8am NHS workers will be able to enjoy priority shopping hours Monday to Saturday
Ocado (online only)
N/A online only
Sainsburys
Mon, Wed & Fri 8am – 9am dedicated to elderly, vulnerable and carers. Mon-Sat 7:30am – 8am dedicated to NHS
Tesco
Vulnerable/elderly customers every Mon, Wed & Friday 9am – 10am. NHS workers from 5am on Sundays
Waitrose
8am – 9am Monday to Saturday Dedicated to elderly and vulnerable shoppers

STILL ACCEPTING ONLINE ORDERS?

online shopping trolley

Aldi
Do not do home delivery
Asda
Yes, for new and existing customers, may be a struggle to book a slot.
Co-op
Yes, but can only order up to 20 items per shop
Iceland
Yes, but priority to elderly or vulnerable customers
Lidl
Do not do home delivery
Morrisons
Yes, for new and existing customers, may be a struggle to book a slot.
Ocado (online only)
Yes, but only for existing customers
Sainsburys
Yes, for new and existing customers, may be a struggle to book a slot. Priority to over 70s/those with disabilities
Tesco
Yes, for new and existing customers, may be a struggle to book a slot.
Waitrose
Yes, for new and existing customers, may be a struggle to book a slot

CHANGES TO STORE OPENING TIMES

Setting alarm clock

Aldi
Mon – Sat 8am – 8pm, Sun – Usual hours
Asda
Temporarily closed 24 hour stores between 10pm – 6am
Co-op
Advising customers to use its store finder tool to keep up to date
Iceland
Mon – Sat 8am – 9pm with some operating reduced hours
Lidl
Advising customers to use its store finder tool to keep up to date
Morrisons
Mon – Sat 8 am – 8pm, Sun – Usual hours
Ocado (online only)
N/A online only
Sainsburys
Mon – Sat 8am – 8pm, Sun – Usual hours
Tesco
Temporarily closed 24 hour stores between 10pm – 6am
Waitrose
Mon – Sat 8am – 9pm, Sun – Usual hours

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