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COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS TAKES THE LIVES OF FIVE RETAILERS
FAST-TRACKED DELIVEROO SERVICE PayPoint has announced a partnership with Deliveroo
CORONAVIRUS HAS BEGUN TO TAKE ITS TOLL ON THE INDUSTRY IN
allowing retailers to be live with
THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY WITH FIVE UK RETAILERS SUCCUMBING
Britain’s leading online food
TO THE VIRUS.
delivery company in just a few days.
With convenience stores among the few businesses able to remain open during the current coronavirus lockdown and despite committed efforts to effectively manage social distancing, the virus has tragically claimed the lives of at least five local retailers across the UK. TRUE GENTLEMAN: Kent retailer Krishnasamy Chiyamalan of RIP Raj Aggarwal. Templeton News, who was in his 40s, passed away at his home on April 4th while Leicester Spar retailer Raj Aggarwal succumbed on April 9th. Watford newsagent Himanshu Patel died on April 15th, Milton retailer Waqar Hussain Choudary died on Friday and a South London retailer known only as Kumar reportedly died last week.
LOCKDOWN EXTENDED FOR THREE MORE WEEKS
Deliveries will be ordered by consumers through the Deliveroo app as normal and fulfilled by its rider network within 30 minutes. All deliveries will be contact free. PayPoint stores will go live gradually on Deliveroo in a phased rollout. To find out more, call 0330 400 0003 or visit www. paypoint.com/deliveroo
COSTCUTTER CONTACTLESS CONVERSION Costcutter updated its CPoS system in less than a week to allow the contactless payment
Last week saw the UK government extend the coronavirus lockdown period for at least three more weeks. The Foreign Secretary set out five areas which the Government would need to be satisfied with before adjusting the current measures: Q Protect the NHS’s ability to cope. Q See a sustained and consistent fall in the daily death rates so they are confident that we have moved beyond the peak.
Q Need to have reliable data showing the rate of infection is decreasing to manageable levels. Q Need to be confident the range of operational challenges, including testing capacity and PPE, are in hand, with supply able to meet future demand. Q Need to be confident any adjustments to current measures will not risk a second peak of infections that overwhelm the NHS.
increase to £45. Over 850 pinpads across 415 CPoS Stores were able to offer their shoppers the contactless payment increase in time for the Easter weekend. With the update in place, shoppers can now buy a larger basket of products while maintaining social distancing and avoiding hand to hand contact via cash payment.
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