Supermarkets playing catch-up

Greek supermarkets are trying to handle the sudden jump in demand at their online stores through cooperations with courier companies, online food order and delivery platforms, and even Uber. This is in a period when their physical stores have also come under great pressure due to panic buying amid the coronavirus outbreak, especially last month.

The supermarket chains are trying to reverse the problems that emerged at their e-stores during the first few weeks that the lockdown restrictions were in force so as meet shoppers' needs and create a more efficient model of operation for the future too, as it now seems likely that consumers will get used to buying their groceries online.

On Friday Mymarket announced it would be allowing consumers to do their shopping online and to collect the products from a bricks-and-mortar store on the day and at the time of their choice....