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• Supermarkets appeal for calm as shelves empty

  14-03-2020 21:50
  
  Major chains vow to step up deliveries and tell customers there is no need for panic buying• Coronavirus – latest updates
  • See all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s leading supermarkets are pleading with customers to refrain from panic buying during the coronavirus crisis, with some already rationing items and turning new customers away to cope with demand.In a highly unusual move, all the major operators including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Ocado signed up to a le
  
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• Amazon to open store without checkouts in UK

  14-03-2020 17:00
  
  Automated shop allows customers who have Amazon Go app to simply walk out with itemsAmazon hopes to transform another sector of the British retail market by bringing a checkout-free food store to London.Later this year, the US retailer is expected to open an Amazon Go site in the west London enclave of Notting Hill, more than two years after its first automated outlet opened in Seattle, Washington. Continue reading...
  
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• Coronavirus: Gucci shuts all factories in Italy

  14-03-2020 13:49 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Gucci has temporarily shut down its factories in Italy amid the coronavirus outbreak
  // Rival LVMH said it will continue to operate as normal
  // Gucci has been encouraging its office employees to adopt flexible working practicesGucci has put its manufacturing activities on hold in Italy following the lockdown as it takes precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
  Retailers in Italy saw their stores shut when Italy’s lockdown measures were put into action earli
  
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• Apple closes all stores outside China as coronavirus escalates

  14-03-2020 12:58 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Apple closes stores outside China to prevent coronavirus spread
  // The stores will be closed until March 27
  // CEO Tim Cook wrote in a letter that the store closures are an “effective” way to minimise the risk of spreadApple has announced it will be temporary closing all retail stores “outside of Greater China” until March 27 in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
  Chief executive Tim Cook wrote in a letter on the company’s website on Friday to inform
  
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• Microsoft founder Bill Gates steps down from board

  14-03-2020 12:31 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the board
  // He will focus on the foundation which he founded with his wife Melinda
  // Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul AllenMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the company’s board in a bid to focus on philanthropy.
  Gates said he wants to prioritise global health and development, education and tackling climate change.
  One of the world’s richest men, Gates, has also left the board of fellow billionaire
  
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• Coronavirus: UK grocers struggling to keep up with online orders

  14-03-2020 12:05 via retailgazette.co.uk
  
  // Grocers are trying to keep up with a surge in demand for online orders
  // Ocado’s website and app crashed on Friday
  // Customers are trying to avoid a trip to the shops due to the coronavirus outbreakUK supermarkets are struggling to cope with the rapid increase in online orders, prompted by the coronavirus outbreak.
  Online grocer Ocado saw its website and app crashing several times on Friday as shoppers scruried to shop online in a bid to self-isolate.
  Since the government implemented
  
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• Coronavirus: your guide to safer shopping and travel

  14-03-2020 09:00
  
  How to reduce your risk in a world of reusable cups and busy trains and busesCoronavirus facts: is there a cure and what is the mortality rate of the virus?This is what the Bank of England says: “Like any other surface that large numbers of people come into contact with, notes can carry bacteria or viruses. However, the risk posed by handling a polymer note is no greater than touching any other common surfaces such as handrails, doorknobs or credit cards.” Earlier this month a newspa
  
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