Business

The days of quickly nipping into a supermarket to pick up supplies feel like distant memories, with shoppers having to keep up with the latest advice and regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sainsbury’s has lifted buying restrictions on “thousands of products” to help customers shop for people in the vulnerable group who are unable to leave the house.

Festivals, concerts, theatre shows and outdoor events across Norfolk have been hit by coronavirus, leaving venues and promoters reeling and ticket-holders seeking refunds.

Retailer WH Smith has taken out a £120 million loan to get through the pandemic crisis.

The chief executive of two of the region’s zoos has made a plea for support after fears were raised it will struggle to feed the animals after losing 99pc of its income.

MPs have urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come to the aid of Norfolk’s “profoundly vulnerable” £3.3bn tourism industry hit by coronavirus.

Supermarkets have revealed how they are prioritising online deliveries in order to serve the most vulnerable customers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Rishi Sunak gave a video Q and A on social media after queries from bosses on Twitter.

Companies in the middle of the coronavirus crisis are rewarding staff for working through the pandemic.

Hundreds of people across the region staying at home during the coronavirus lockdown would have lost a link to the outside world if not for the newsagents, delivery companies and paperboys and girls who drop local and national titles on their doorsteps every morning.

The region’s households are set to see their outgoings climb as annual rises to council tax, TV licences and other bills come into force.

Factory workers are spending hours standing close together on food production lines, but producers say they are doing all they can to stop coronavirus.

An appeal has been made for retired signallers to return to work to help keep the region’s trains moving during the coronavirus pandemic.

Suffolk brewer Adnams is refusing to let its food and drink supplies go to waste by sharing them among the community.

Insurance companies have vowed to support customers who are using their cars to volunteer during the pandemic.

A financial package aimed at helping the self-employed get through the coronavirus crisis will be announced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak.

The UK has gone into lockdown – but many staff are confused about where they stand when it comes to going to work and what happens when they get there.

A Norwich MP has added his signature to a letter calling for pub chain JD Wetherspoon to pay its staff during the coronavirus outbreak.

Hotels, hostels, B&Bs, campsites, boarding houses, campsites and caravan parks have been ordered to close in an effort to slow the transmission of the coronavirus.

Local food suppliers hoping to sell produce during the coronavirus lockdown have been invited to join an online marketplace.

McDonald’s customers in Norfolk were queuing around the block as they flocked to outlets on the final day of trading amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The owner of a Norfolk produce business has said there is no need to panic buy after his business deals with a surge in local demand.

Holiday parks across Norfolk are shut from today, but some are staying partially open for now.

Supermarkets are hiring thousands of new staff members nationwide to cope with an increased demand of services amid the coronavirus outbreak.

A supermarket chain has created a £30m coronavirus fund to financially support staff during the pandemic.

Nearly 3,000 people could lose their jobs at mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse, which has nine stand-alone stores across Norfolk.

Norfolk distilleries are gearing up to start producing hand sanitiser to help combat the coronavirus.

Shoppers are being urged not to buy more than they need amid concerns over coronavirus-linked stockpiling as supermarkets in Norfolk see shelves stripped bare.

Plans to build a fuel depot at a bustling business park could prevent an oil supplier’s East Anglian branch from going bust and save 29 jobs, the company says.