There has been an increase in demand for groceries both in store and online since Auckland moved to alert level 3. Photo / Alex BurtonSupermarkets have seen a massive increase in online grocery shopping in the past day - with the biggest increase unsurprisingly coming from Auckland. "We had a massive day with online shopping yesterday, but we had about 95 per cent of orders delivered on time, which is pretty outstanding really! Foodstuffs NZ head of corporate affairs Antoinette Laird said its teams were managing in-store demand and an increase in online orders very well. Foodstuffs also encouraged people to shop online where available and for those who were sick or self-isolating to use the contactless delivery option.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 16, 2021 02:52 UTC