‘Pingdemic’: Iceland closes stores as M&S warns of reduced opening times - ‘panicking me’
Just weeks after companies announced they were facing food shortages, supermarkets like Iceland have now had to close some of its supermarkets due to what is being dubbed the “pingdemic”. Marks and Spencer has also warned customers that if it sees staff shortages, it may have to change the opening hours of its stores.
One person said: “I see Iceland closed a lot of stores. Just panicking me now.”
Another wrote: “I know it’s for the best but how much worse is it going to get.”
“We need to stop using the word pingdemic, the app is doing its job,” explained a third.
The news follows a warning by M&S that the retailer could be forced to reduce store hours and that shelves could be empty.
