Irish sales of hand sanitisers and soaps jump to €3.3m on Covid-19 fears

There were early signs of Irish shoppers stocking up on hand sanitisers and bread just as official warnings about the spread of Covid-19 stepped up, according to the latest super- market spend figures.

Market researcher Kantar said that the value of sales of hand sanitisers at supermarkets jumped 15% and the sales of all liquid soaps reached €3.36m in its latest survey period.