UK supermarkets see coronavirus-driven sales surge

An additional 15m supermarket trips were undertaken in Britain in the week to March 17 against the same week a month earlier as awareness of the coronavirus crisis caused UK shoppers to stock up on supplies, according to market research company Kantar.

Average spend increased by 16% month-on-month to £22.13, Kantar said, as British shoppers spent more on groceries and less on other categories like clothes.