The coronavirus pandemic is occupying Germany and has a massive impact on social life. How do Germany's supermarkets react to Covid-19? All information in the news ticker.
- The corona virus * has the Federal Republic under control and also has an impact on the country's supermarkets.
- Hamster purchases have increased throughout Germany recently.
- How do supermarkets react to the Corona crisis?
Munich - The coronavirus pandemic affects social life. After major events were recently canceled * and schools were closed, Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed in a video message to the population on Saturday that social contact should also be avoided. What does the corona crisis mean for our purchasing behavior?
Corona virus in Germany: supermarket branches are experiencing a surge in demand
From the perspective of industry experts, the restrictions in social life can trigger a surge in demand for food retailers. Since many people are currently staying at home and restaurant visits are being avoided, "the demand for fresh products such as fruit, vegetables and meat is increasing - but also ready meals, because more and more is being cooked at home," as retail expert Markus Hepp told the German Press Agency.
Such a surge in demand can also be seen in the past few days from the fact that people are increasingly making so-called hamster purchases. So do citizens have to worry about going out empty-handed on future purchases? An overview of the situation at Germany's supermarket chains.
- Aldi Süd: The 1,930 branches will definitely remain open. In addition, they are working on "ensuring the availability of goods." At the same time, the discounter giant made it clear that there could be temporary bottlenecks in the delivery of individual products. Recently, milk, canned goods, pasta and toilet paper became scarce at Aldi Süd.
Toilet paper was only available in small quantities at Aldi Süd.
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- Kaufland: Will Kaufland close all branches due to the coronavirus pandemic? This news recently made headlines, but is not true. As the company rightly pointed out on Friday evening, all stores would continue to be “ regularly open .”
Corona crisis: DM and EDEKA limit the number of items for certain articles
- DM: The effects of the hamster purchases are apparently particularly noticeable in the drugstore market. In a branch in Pasing there is even customer information that should regulate the amount of purchases . According to this, only two pieces of disinfectant or a pack of toilet paper should be bought per customer. DM wants to "ensure the supply of many households."
In Pasing, DM has restricted the delivery quantities per customer for articles with particularly high demand.
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- Rossmann: The drugstore chain Rossmann has also recently sold out. These related in particular to hygiene articles such as disinfectants.
- EDEKA: There are also purchase restrictions of this kind at some EDEKA branches. A branch in Saxony-Anhalt also limits the number of quantities per customer to other, non-hygiene-related items. The products partly correspond to the so-called emergency set, which experts should have at home for times of crisis. At EDEKA, care is sometimes also taken to pay by credit card instead of cash, as this can minimize the risk of infection *.
Coronavirus: Scheuer clarifies: "There is no reason for panicked reactions and hamster purchases"
All in all, Germany's supermarkets seem to be feeling the corona crisis, but they are probably well prepared for it, which Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) confirms to the picture : “ There is no reason for panicked reactions and hamster purchases . We have an eye on how supplies and production in Germany work. ”However, should the situation worsen, a special emergency plan could work.
Corona crisis in Germany's supermarkets? Bundeswehr emergency plan
If Poland's other neighboring countries close to Poland, there would be supply bottlenecks , which the Bundeswehr would have to compensate for and ultimately guarantee the supply. In this context, Scheuer speaks of a “worst case scenario”, which at least does not materialize for the time being - but could at some point occur.
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