COVID panic-buying results in temporary sales boost

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COVID panic-buying results in temporary sales boost

Jonathan Chilton-Towle

John Saywell
RPM Retail chief executive John Saywell

A sudden burst of retail activity in February slowed down throughout March, Jonathan Chilton-Towle writes

A sudden boost in pharmacy retail sales in February was the result of another round of panic buying caused by the Omicron outbreak and the Government’