Tins of baked beans on the shelf of an Asda supermarket in east London
The government’s Be Ready campaign advised Britons to stock up to three days’ worth of food and nine litres of bottled water. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
The government’s Be Ready campaign advised Britons to stock up to three days’ worth of food and nine litres of bottled water. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Britons stockpiling water and food tins but not panic buying, figures show

Shoppers appear to have taken government’s Be Ready campaign seriously, retail analysts say

British shoppers have been stocking up on essentials such as bottled water, tinned goods and hand sanitiser, but did not panic buy after the government advised people to prepare for emergencies, shopping data has shown.