Expert warns people not to panic buy or stockpile goods amid Covid-19 fears

A shortage of antibacterial hand sanitiser on the shelves at a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Cambridge, England. Data released by Kantar Worldpanel have revealed that sales of hand sanitiser soared by 255% in February in the UK. Similar scenes have emerged in some Irish supermarkets recently. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

A leading lecturer in retail management has warned people not to panic and stockpile goods in the context of the outbreak of the coronavirus.