Pop up shops near hospitals with essentials for NHS staff

[Mark C]

Whilst it’s great that the major supermarkets are making provision for NHS workers to go in before the shops open, more needs doing. Can we somehow suggest that they provide pop up shops near hospitals so that exhausted NHS staff can shop for essentials at the end of their shift so that they can stay nourished and healthy ? They need supporting and shouldn’t have to spend hours travelling to supermarkets to fight with idiots bulk buying. Not all of them will be able to shop at 8 am.

 

[sjt01]

In towns with multiple supermarkets, one should be designated NHS only, another over 70s only, the rest for everyone

 

[primmiemoo]

Good point! I know that one of the hospitals in Plymouth has had a small food shop made from, I think, artic trailers, or large shipping containers, outside it for some years. When I last spent time as a visitor there, it was clear that staff needed the service.

It's just beyond belief, the behaviour of people who are hoarding. A £billion of food being sat on by people who have overbought, whatever their individual reasonings might be.

 

[Mydexta]

Could each supermarket not dedicate 1 aisle in each shop for nhs workers only???

stock it up with essentials only, and entry is by showing an nhs badge to a member of staff????

likewise, to stop all the panic buying, take away the trolleys and make it baskets only

 

[PSQ]

It's just beyond belief, the behaviour of people who are hoarding. A £billion of food being sat on by people who have overbought, whatever their individual reasonings might be.

I wonder how much of this extra “billion’ is press hype and intentional ‘triggering’ to sell papers?
Divide this suspiciously round billion by 70 million people, and you have a grand total of £14.28 extra spending per person. If that’s all it takes to empty supermarket shelves then it points to a problem with logistics and a ‘just in time’ economy, where there is minimal stock held in distribution centres to reduce supermarket financial outlay.
I’m not saying a proportion of the population aren’t greedy hoarding b’stards, but that part of the problem lies with the public expecting their food at the click of their finger / mouse (and no longer having *anything* in their cupboards - the ‘weekly shopping is a thing of the past), part of it lies with supermarkets (‘just in time’) and a big part of it with the press whipping up mass panic and playing to the primal human fear of ‘hunger’.
Remove the volume of ‘catered food’ from workplace canteens and restaurants and you increase (guesstimate 40% ???) consumption, and supermarket demand spikes, leading to accusations and media (MSM and ‘social’) witch hunts.
The signs were on the wall 3 weeks ago that this would happen. It was plain to see that the Chinese pattern would *probably* be followed, and frankly anyone who wasn’t thinking of buying an extra ‘£14.28’ of supplies per family member was living in cloud cuckoo land.

 

[CollCrofter]

They should get it for free too

 

[primmiemoo]

Baskets/small trolleys only should have been brought in weeks ago, but that's by-the-by.

Only one customer per vehicle would be a useful rule. Reports of SUVs packed with passengers/family, and each one doing a large shop to cheat the x items per person rules.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

No no no, there is no need for any more shops there is enough already,

The best way and only way is that the supermarkets start to give priority to NHS and the likes free home delivery, that way they should get what they need and when they want it

 

[primmiemoo]

I wonder how much of this extra “billion’ is press hype and intentional ‘triggering’ to sell papers?
Divide this suspiciously round billion by 70 million people, and you have a grand total of £14.28 extra spending per person. If that’s all it takes to empty supermarket shelves then it points to a problem with logistics and a ‘just in time’ economy, where there is minimal stock held in distribution centres to reduce supermarket financial outlay.
I’m not saying a proportion of the population aren’t greedy hoarding b’stards, but that part of the problem lies with the public expecting their food at the click of their finger / mouse (and no longer having *anything* in their cupboards - the ‘weekly shopping is a thing of the past), part of it lies with supermarkets (‘just in time’) and a big part of it with the press whipping up mass panic and playing to the primal human fear of ‘hunger’.
Remove the volume of ‘catered food’ from workplace canteens and restaurants and you increase (guesstimate 40% ???) consumption, and supermarket demand spikes, leading to accusations and media (MSM and ‘social’) witch hunts.
The signs were on the wall 3 weeks ago that this would happen. It was plain to see that the Chinese pattern would *probably* be followed, and frankly anyone who wasn’t thinking of buying an extra

Supermarket mindsets are not proactive, though. In this emergency, customers are not king.

Far too many businesses have been complacently waiting To Be Told to shut, for example. Some utter barstuds want To Be Paid To Close!

A mercenary git who owns a holiday park or something on Regional TV a moment ago showed himself as an ignorant pillock who would rather have his punters come down, load up from supermarkets, and spread virus than respect the health of people in his locality!

Government advice has been clear throughout.

 

[johnb5555]

How about dedicated van deliveries to hospitals to time with end of shifts

 

[delilah]

No no no, there is no need for any more shops there is enough already,

er, no.
What we need is more shops.
As in, a lot more shops.
As in, enough shops that each community can sustain itself for a period of time without leaving said community.
As in, what we used to have until you all went mad and swallowed the lie that bigger is better.
At some point soon there will need to be a national debate about the failings of the modern food supply chain in the context of controlling this thing.

 

[Exfarmer]

In towns with multiple supermarkets, one should be designated NHS only, another over 70s only, the rest for everyone

We already have one only for pensioners, in Bury St Edmunds
its called Waitrose

 

[Exfarmer]

They should get it for free too

dont forget many NHS staff are paid far more than most, and even at the lower end of the scale, are getting a lot more than the average shelf stacker

 

[CollCrofter]

dont forget many NHS staff are paid far more than most, and even at the lower end of the scale, are getting a lot more than the average shelf stacker

These people are knowingly treating confirmed cases face to face. The nurses and lower paid staff I firmly believe should be given some basics for free, milk, bread etc.

 

[Sid]

In towns with multiple supermarkets, one should be designated NHS only, another over 70s only, the rest for everyone

I suggested that few days ago

 

[neilo]

I wonder how much of this extra “billion’ is press hype and intentional ‘triggering’ to sell papers?
Divide this suspiciously round billion by 70 million people, and you have a grand total of £14.28 extra spending per person. If that’s all it takes to empty supermarket shelves then it points to a problem with logistics and a ‘just in time’ economy, where there is minimal stock held in distribution centres to reduce supermarket financial outlay.
I’m not saying a proportion of the population aren’t greedy hoarding b’stards, but that part of the problem lies with the public expecting their food at the click of their finger / mouse (and no longer having *anything* in their cupboards - the ‘weekly shopping is a thing of the past), part of it lies with supermarkets (‘just in time’) and a big part of it with the press whipping up mass panic and playing to the primal human fear of ‘hunger’.
Remove the volume of ‘catered food’ from workplace canteens and restaurants and you increase (guesstimate 40% ???) consumption, and supermarket demand spikes, leading to accusations and media (MSM and ‘social’) witch hunts.
The signs were on the wall 3 weeks ago that this would happen. It was plain to see that the Chinese pattern would *probably* be followed, and frankly anyone who wasn’t thinking of buying an extra ‘£14.28’ of supplies per family member was living in cloud cuckoo land.

The billion pound figure was from the British Retail Consortium, and given out at yesterday’s Downing Street daily press conference.

 

[infiniteConciously]

So I’m an independent shopkeeper in a small village.

in my view the NHS should be working with supermarkets to ensure a weekly delivery goes direct to the homes of staff whom are on the front line and doing double shifts. Needs implementing ASAP.

supermarkets should prioritise these guys

and then maybe some other public services that will be strained etc in future.

Pop up shops are not the way forward because my independent shop is stocked better then the local supermarket.... mainly because buying tendencies have changed soo much. people buy very different types of food from supermarkets then pop up shops/independent corner shops because supermarkets have destroyed the independent corner shop sector. I’m not bitter, I’m one of the lucky ones but just pointing this out.

Unless pop up shops are bankrolled with supermarket staff/supply chains etc... no way they can cater for then sheer volume of NHS staff.

 

[DaveGrohl]

In any case, I'd guess that the majority of panic buying is receding now. My local Tesco was much calmer today and I've been in a few supermarkets in the last week. The gaps on the shelves were much smaller. People have chocked their homes to the brim and don't need much now. Item limits should've been brought in as soon as the panic buying started. No need for trolley bans if you place limits on amounts.

Also the smaller shops have plenty of stock in, it seems people have headed solely for the big supermarkets and indulged themselves.

 

[kiwi pom]

As I've said before, and has been mentioned up thread people that rarely use supermarkets because they buy all their food in cafes, sandwich bars, pubs and restaurants are now having to actually buy food and consume it at home.
The market share of supermarkets is increasing, whilst those in food service have lost their customers.
Governments are telling people to stay at home for a prolonged period, so common sense would suggest you had a supply of food so you don't have to go to the supermarket every day. One person shopping for 3 weeks, removes their demand for 3 weeks.
Whilst I sympathise with anyone working for the NHS, I'm guessing they still get a day off? I must admit I didn't realise they were all single and living alone so no one else in the family could do the shopping though.
Media looking for stories about outraged citizens?