Wales Reviewing Rules on ‘Non-Essential’ Items With Supermarkets

Wales Reviewing Rules on ‘Non-Essential’ Items With Supermarkets
Non-essential items are blocked off in a Tesco supermarket in Cardiff, Wales, on Oct. 23, 2020. Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Welsh authorities are meeting with supermarkets and other retailers to discuss the rules that ban the sales of “non-essential” items during the two-week firebreak lockdown.

The announcement on Monday follows criticism and anger over supermarkets blocking aisles and covering shelves that stocked “non-essential items” over the weekend.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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