Online UK grocery spending hits record in lockdown shopping spree

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons spent a record 1.2 billion pounds online buying groceries during a four week period in April and May as they shunned supermarket trips during the coronavirus lockdown, industry data showed on Wednesday.The online share of 13% of the grocery market in the four weeks to May 16 was up from 7% at the same time last year and 10% higher than in April, Market researcher Nielsen said.Nielsen said 7.9 million British households placed an online grocery order, up from 4.8..