Britain’s supermarkets wrestle with coronavirus demand conundrum
LONDON: Britain’s big supermarkets fear they won’t be able to supply the country’s 60 million people without longer opening hours...
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RedMart suspends new orders amid surge in demand over COVID-19 concerns
SINGAPORE: Online grocer RedMart will be suspending new orders for two days to tweak its product offerings and update its...
Commentary: UK’s COVID-19 restrictions bring about historical lows in energy demand
BIRMINGHAM: The measures to control the spread of COVID-19 are unparalleled, and this is already having an effect on Britain’s...
Demand explodes for New York food banks
NEW YORK: New York food banks have become inundated with newcomers deprived of income since the near-total halt of business...
COVID-19: Taxi, private-car hire drivers allowed to make home deliveries to meet increased demand
SINGAPORE: Taxi and private-hire car drivers will now be allowed to make grocery and food deliveries to meet the increased demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak, said Transport...
‘Printing money’: Booming mask producers in China meet global demand
BEIJING: As the coronavirus pandemic that originated in a central Chinese city has gone global, thousands of factories in China...
Industry races to meet demand for ventilators
PARIS: Manufacturers are on a mission to produce desperately needed medical ventilators for the coronavirus pandemic, even if it means converting...
Taxi drivers affected by reduced demand could be temporarily redeployed as ‘transport ambassadors’: Khaw Boon Wan
SINGAPORE: Taxi drivers who have seen their incomes drop as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak may be employed temporarily...
COVID-19: Army joins the production line as ventilator makers scramble to meet demand in Italy
ZURICH: On Mar 6, Gianluca Preziosa, the head of an Italian ventilator maker, received an urgent request. The Italian authorities wanted...
COVID-19: Army joins the production line as ventilator makers scramble to meet demand
ZURICH: On Mar 6, Gianluca Preziosa, the head of an Italian ventilator maker, received an urgent request. The Italian authorities wanted...
