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Iceland will be opening half-an-hour earlier each day to help elderly islanders and other vulnerable groups, as panic-buying continues to strip supermarket shelves.
SandpiperCI, which runs the supermarket chain across the Channel Islands, announced the move this afternoon.
It follows a number of Iceland stores in the UK and comes after Jersey's consumer watchdog yesterday told Express that some customers had been left in tears over fears they wouldn't be able to complete their weekly shops during the covid-19 outbreak.
In Jersey, Iceland's Les Quennevais, Grouville, St. Peter, New Era, Bath Street and Parade stores will all be open 30 minutes earlier to help elderly islanders, those with underlying conditions and pregnant women.
Pictured: Pregnant women will be among those able to access the stores earlier.
Four stores in Guernsey will also be doing the same.
"Our Iceland stores cover all areas of the islands and we believe that by opening them earlier for the more vulnerable in our society we’ll be able to offer a safer and more comfortable shopping environment for those most at risk to the Coronavirus," Sandpiper MD Mike Rutter explained.
“Older adults, pregnant ladies, as well as people with underlying health conditions are known to be more susceptible to the virus which is why we’ve decided to offer this facility at what is the quietest part of the day and is therefore the best time to support social distancing.”
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