Australia is facing a rice and pasta shortage amid coronavirus panic buying

Aussie farmers have no more pasta to sell and panic buying has depleted rice stocks that were already low because of drought Panic buying left supermarkets stripped of pasta, rice, mince and other goods Shortage has left pasta and rice producers scrambling to meet surge in demand Australian pasta company San Remo said availability will … Read more

Fights break out at stores across the country as coronavirus panic buying intensifies

Disturbing footage has emerged on social media showing fights breaking out in stores across the country as panicked Americans rush to stock up on supplies amid the national coronavirus emergency.  Two separate videos were posted from New York and Georgia on Thursday which showed intense and brutal fights erupting between tense customers battling through the … Read more

Luann De Lesseps marvels at empty supermarket shelves amid coronavirus panic buying

Luann De Lesseps marvels at empty supermarket shelves amid coronavirus panic buying… after posting sizzling hot tub bikini snap By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 07:09 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 07:09 GMT, 14 March 2020 Even a countess cannot have it all. When Luann De Lesseps stepped out grocery shopping on Friday, she … Read more

FRANKLIN UK EQUITY INCOME FUND: Be bold – and keep buying, says fund chief 

FRANKLIN UK EQUITY INCOME FUND: Be bold – and keep buying, says fund chief Morton By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 7 March 2020 Colin Morton of Franklin Equity Having run investment fund Franklin UK Equity Income for the past 25 years, manager … Read more

Amusement arcade uses toilet roll in grabber machine amid coronavirus panic buying crisis

Roll up Roll up! Amusement arcade replaces toys with ‘bog standard’ toilet tissues in its 30p-a-go grabber machine as coronavirus panic grips UK Chapmans Fundland made toilet roll the star prize in 30p-a-go grabber machine Amusement arcade owner Eddy Chapman in Bridlington, East Yorks called the panic buying craze ‘loo-dicrous’ Government urged calm as some supermarkets were … Read more

Elton John reveals independent Sydney, Australia record store where he ‘spent hours’ buying albums

Elton John reveals the independent Sydney record store where he ‘spent hours’ buying albums from local artists while in Australia – and it’s right in the middle of the CBD By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:31 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 14:31 GMT, 7 March 2020 Sir Elton John is a … Read more

Matt Hancock appeals for an end to coronavirus panic buying on Question Time

‘There is no need’: Health Secretary Matt Hancock appeals for an end to coronavirus panic buying after he is challenged by BBC Question Time audience member over empty supermarket shelves Health Secretary Matt Hancock challenged on Question Time over panic buying Woman asked what could be done about lack of pasta and toilet rolls in … Read more

How you can save THOUSANDS of pounds on your home renovation by buying second-hand kitchens

Customers stand to save tens of thousands of pounds by buying kitchens second-hand, an expert has explained.  Helen Lord, 52, founder of Cheshire-based Used Kitchen Exchange, told how it is ‘not uncommon’ for customers to save in excess of £60,000 on a kitchen’s recommended retail price (RRP) with reductions of up to 90 per cent available.  … Read more

Supermarkets are hit by panic buying and could face ’empty shelves and food riots’

Supermarkets draw up emergency plans to ‘feed the nation’ if coronavirus causes mass shutdown – amid fears panic-buying could spark food riots and empty shelves Shops have seen a surge in panic buying fuelled by the coronavirus crisis  A major outbreak in Britain would cause ‘food riots’, former Tesco executive said Supermarkets have now drawn … Read more

Panic buying hits New York as first coronavirus case announced

Panic buying has hit New York with anxious shoppers clearing supermarket shelves as they stock up on food and medical supplies after a woman became the state’s first confirmed coronavirus case.   People started stockpiling items from stores over the weekend as authorities confirmed on Sunday that a healthcare worker in her 30s had been diagnosed … Read more