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Pet owners will no longer be able to take their animals with them while food shopping, despite measures to ensure safety and hygiene, as the health authorities
Supermarkets say they are already donating food that has passed its ‘best before’ date to those in need, as charity organisations call for the intro
Confusion abounds over which ‘frontline’ personnel should be getting vaccinated, as supermarkets make a desperate bid to get in line. Meanwhile, a construction company is set to finish inoculating its employees this week.
Hundreds of supermarket employees have just signed a petition to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
However, the deputy CEO of major supermarkets PAMA and PAVI said he had contacted the health authorities over the matter to no avail.
“I have been trying my best to get the staff vaccinated since they are in constant contact with the public and should be considered frontliners,” Malcolm Camilleri said.
The petitioners argue that because they are exposed to so many people every day, it is unfair that their safety has been put second to “a government worker in an office”.
The financial year of PG plc runs from May 1 to April 30. Last week, PG published its interim financial statements for the six-month period to October 31 and held a virtual meeting for financial analysts, providing a detailed review of the supermarkets and retail businesses as well as the Zara and Zara Home franchise operations.
These financial statements were of great interest to PG shareholders and the market at large to gauge the impact of COVID-19 on the performance of the group.
The April 2020 annual financial statements published in the summer had already revealed the immediate impact of COVID-19 during the last two months of the 2019/20 financial year, especially on the retail and catering outlets within the PAMA and PAVI shopping villages as well as the Zara and Zara Home franchise operations. All retail outlets were closed from March 23 until May 3 in line with health authority regulations.