CHRISTMAS delivery slots at supermarkets have ‘sold out’, leaving shoppers facing a scrum in the aisles to buy their festive food.
Supermarkets are urging customers to give up slots or share them with those who need them.
Some supermarkets have sold out of delivery slots for Christmas
Food delivery slots for the key festive dates of 20-24 December have been snapped up already at most supermarkets, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda.
Tesco said the “majority” of slots have gone and is urging people to shop in store if they can to free up delivery slots for those who need it.
Sainsbury’s has said availability depends on location, but we were unable to secure a slot for Christmas week from 10 different postcodes across the country.
The supermarket is encouraging people to share delivery slots and shop for others where they can.
Asda says on its website that the majority of delivery slots for Christmas are full.
The supermarket told Trending In The News that there is limited availability depending on the day, time and location, for both home delivery and click and collect.
At Morrisons, we were unable to book a Christmas delivery slot for 10 different postcodes across the country.
Waitrose and Ocado, which now delivers food from Marks and Spencer, are both telling customers that its has sold out of Christmas delivery slots.
A Tesco Spokesperson said: “There is unprecedented demand for online grocery shopping this year and, since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, we have more than doubled our online capacity to around 1.5 million slots a week.
“While we have significantly more slots this Christmas than ever before, the majority are now booked up and we apologise to those customers who weren’t able to secure one on the day of their choice.
“Our advice to customers still planning their festive shop is to shop in store where possible in order to free up slots for those who need them most.”
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S are among the retailers extending their opening hours in the run up to Christmas to give people more time and space to shop safely.
Limits on how many people can be in stores are still in place at many supermarkets.
Sainsbury’s, Asda and M&S have rolled out virtual queuing systems at some stores in the run up to Christmas to help shoppers avoid queues outside.
People can join the queue through an app or by using a QR code and smartphone, then wait in their cars until it’s their turn to go inside.
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