I'm about to stick on my mask and go for some essential shopping. Will report back if I get back in one piece.does anyone have a reliable source for loo roll? all the cornershops round my area of the hill are shut or out?
does anyone have a reliable source for loo roll? all the cornershops round my area of the hill are shut or out?
just went now and they had none lots of bananas though.Sainsburys Local at top of Brixton Hill had some around lunchtime today
There was loo roll in Iceland Brixton and the shop on Atlantic Road.just went now and they had none lots of bananas though.
Here's how it looked yesterday in Nour. Not super packed and no empty shelves I could see, but I only popped in for a second.What are stocks like in Nour? I am nearly out of pasta and rice, and haven't seen any for sale for three weeks...
And thanks for the reporting. Reassuring to know I can get fresh fruit and veg in market row.
just went now and they had none lots of bananas though.
How does that work n Lidl with twenty self checkout machines minded by one member of staff then?Most of the supermarkets are operating a ‘one item per customer only’ now, so I would guess mornings are the best time to find stuff. I was surprised to find eggs at around midday but there were only four left so I’m sure by lunchtime they would have been gone.
There was plenty of general stock in Iceland and Brixton Sainsbury's (by the tube) around 5pm today, although I didn't look for eggs. Only a few items seemed restricted to one per customer.Most of the supermarkets are operating a ‘one item per customer only’ now, so I would guess mornings are the best time to find stuff. I was surprised to find eggs at around midday but there were only four left so I’m sure by lunchtime they would have been gone.
Blackstone has been accused of putting thousands of small businesses in the UK at risk of collapse after refusing to waive rents for tenants forced to shut owing to the coronavirus lockdown. The US private equity firm became the UK’s largest small business landlords in 2018 when it and London-based developer Telereal Trillium, owned by the Pears family, bought thousands of Victorian railway arches from Network Rail for almost £1.5bn.
Tenants had sought a rent free period but the Arch Company, the vehicle through which Blackstone and Telereal own the arches, has instead offered to defer payments on the arches by three months, which the businesses say will push many of them into bankruptcy. The landlord will provide “several million pounds of additional support to individual tenants who are facing extreme hardship,” a spokesman for the company said.
Will Brett, a spokesperson for Guardians of the Arches, an association of tenants in the arches at sites across the UK, said: “Network Rail is cancelling rents, as are a number of landlords in the private sector. Blackstone has taken on this public estate and is asking small businesses to take on the risk of the crisis. “If you’re a mechanic in Bethnal Green, the prospect of piling up three months of debt to the landlord with no idea what the government package might look like is impossible,” he added. “A lot of businesses are weighing up whether they'll have to go bankrupt.”
The Arch Company said it was “focused on helping the small independent businesses across our arches community through this crisis” while they waited for government help. The UK government has been scrambling to arrange a support package for small businesses, including grants for the smallest companies, which may help towards rent bills. However, with quarterly rents due on Wednesday, commercial landlords have been locked in negotiations with tenants. Rent deferrals, aimed at affording businesses some breathing space before have to paying the sum in full, have been a typical offer from landlords in the coronavirus crisis.
Blackstone’s refusal to waive rents comes under fire
Railway arch tenants say private equity group is putting businesses at riskwww.ft.com
People aren’t supposed to be treating the lockdown like a free holiday and it’s not the time to go off enjoying your hobbies in a public space.
Several parks have already been closed down because of people acting like this. The government guidance is quite clear on what you should be doing when you go out, and spending an afternoon flying a big kite in the park is categorically not on that list
There was a modest queue outside the big Sainsbury's on Water Lane today. All of the big stores are operating this policy. It's actually rather pleasant once you're inside and there's loads of room and no queues at the tills. I guess if you arrive at a peak time it might be a pain of the arse, but I've only seen small lines outside.Give it a rest, both of you. The more these threads are used for bickering the harder it becomes to wade through for the essential info.
What are stocks like in Nour? I am nearly out of pasta and rice, and haven't seen any for sale for three weeks...
And thanks for the reporting. Reassuring to know I can get fresh fruit and veg in market row.
One bag of kale.Depressing times:
In photos: Sainsbury’s Brixton Superstore picked clean by panic buyers, 18th March 2020
This is the depressing sight of Sainsbury’s Brixton Superstore, with rows and rows of shelves left completely empty after panic buying shoppers grabbed everything in sight.www.brixtonbuzz.com
No kale even.Shit is getting serious
In photos: Brixton panic buying – Iceland stripped clean, low stocks in Marks & Spencer, 19th March 2020
These were the scenes in Brixton half an hour ago, with the busy Iceland supermarket pretty much picked completely clean, and Marks & Spencer showing many empty shelves:bit.ly