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Panic buying | AEON Announces Suspension of Wednesday's Specials Day, Many Branches Once Crowded, Clearing Shelves

2022-03-05T03:07:54.240Z


The epidemic continues to be severe, and rumors such as mandatory testing and foot bans have spread, causing a surge of public buying. Many AEON supermarkets have long queues on Wednesday (2nd) on the special day. The scene is like a battlefield, and there are store shelves the next day.


The epidemic continues to be severe. Rumors such as mandatory testing and foot bans have spread, causing a rush of shopping among citizens. Many AEON supermarkets have long queues on Wednesday (2nd) for the specials day. The scene is like a battlefield. ".


AEON announced this morning (5th) that due to the severe epidemic situation, the "Wednesday Special Day" will be suspended until further notice, and various cleaning and disinfection measures will be strengthened.


▼On March 2, the AEON Lantian branch appeared panic buying ▼


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AEON announced on its Facebook page this morning (5th) that due to the severe epidemic situation, it will suspend the "Wednesday Special Day" promotion until further notice, and said that it will continue to strengthen various epidemic prevention measures such as disinfection.

AEON Supermarket has special promotions every Wednesday. However, under the rush of buying, many branches in Kornhill, Tseung Kwan O, Lai Chi Kok and Whampoa were forced to burst by the public on the past Wednesday (2nd), and even staged customers. The scene of fighting for goods is like a battlefield. There are also long queues at the cashier, and the shelves of many stores are still "cleared" the next day.

On March 5, AEON announced that due to the serious epidemic situation, it will suspend the promotion of "Wednesday Special Day".

(AEON FB picture)

The group has also announced a few days ago that its stores, including AEON STYLE, will shorten their business hours from Thursday (3rd), including AEON STYLE in Kornhill, Whampoa and Yau Tong, and AEON in Tuen Mun, Lai Chi Kok, Tsuen Wan and Tseung Kwan O , Supermarkets are open at 9:00 am, other departments will not be open until 10:00 pm, and the gate will be closed at 9:00 pm; while Kowloon Bay, Tai Wo Hau and Kowloon City AEON are open from 10 pm to 9 pm.

The independent supermarkets in Lam Tin, Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok have shortened business hours, and the closing time is earlier to 8:30 to 9:00 pm.

▼On March 3, the shelves of Kornhill AEON are still not replenished▼


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▼On March 2, there was a panic buying trend in the AEON Huangpu branch▼


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Rush-buying boom|Parks and Watsons limit purchases of rice, canned food and antipyretics to 5 pieces per person per person. "Eat food" It is difficult to go to work and have to buy a quick test package at one's own expense to add to the burden

Source: hk1

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