UK online supermarket Ocado says coronavirus boosting demand
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LONDON (Reuters) - British online supermarket Ocado said growth in the last three weeks was double that of its first quarter, as panicked shoppers stock up on goods ahead of an expected shutdown to tackle the coronavirus. The pioneer of online shopping said it had been forced to stop registrations from new customers and impose a queuing system online after it saw a several hundred percentage increase in web traffic.Customers were also spending more and buying more ambient goods. The government..