Sainsbury's have warned shoppers will see coronavirus -related disruption in-store until at least September. Boss Mike Coupe has said that socially-distanced queues were likely to remain "for the foreseeable future".
Presenting his last set of results before he bows out on May 31, chief executive Mike Coupe said that while the group expects the lockdown to start being lifted by the end of June, he sees business disruption lasting until mid-September.
He cautioned that shoppers could see social distancing measures in place throughout 2020. The group added that the profits impact could be greater if lockdown is extended further and if there is a longer-term hit to the wider economy than expected.