Chinese shoppers push online retail to new heights

Linda J. Dodson

SHANGHAI — Homemaker Wu Ting rarely goes out these days to buy groceries in Shanghai’s markets and malls. During the city’s nearly four-week coronavirus lockdown, she got used to ordering ingredients online for her family of three, something she had never tried before. Although Shanghai stores began to gradually reopen […]

‘Stop buying bottled water during coronavirus lockdown’, online shoppers urged

Linda J. Dodson

Shoppers ordering groceries online should avoid buying bottled water and drink from the tap instead, campaigners and supermarket staff have urged. They fear it is taking up precious space in vans and leaving supermarkets less able to serve the elderly and vulnerable. Environmental group, Friends of the Earth, has called for a widespread ban on bottled water during the coronavirus crisis, to enable more homes […]