Retailers have warned of a "massive disruption" to food supplies just hours before the PM is set to ease most of the pandemic restrictions. He also warned the staff shortage might mean that stores will have to reduce opening hours. (Image: Darren Quinton/Birmingham Live)“If there’s shortages we’ll have to manage it by changing hours of stores, reducing hours," Mr Rowe reportedly said. The retail industry he warned will be affected in the supply chain because logistics are tightly run to be efficentThis "pain in the supply chain" could mean empty shelves for Brits. Thousands of meat factory staff have been forced off work after being alerted by the NHS Test and Trace app.

Source: Daily Mirror July 18, 2021 18:33 UTC