'People are worried': the 'prepper' shops serving Britons who fear doomsday is coming

Spurred by lockdowns, floods and war in Europe, retail demand for survival supplies is rising steeply in the UKAs Storm Babet battered the UK last month, a niche but growing section of the population could have felt justified in their unusual pursuit: preparing for disaster.With increasing threats posed by climate breakdown, such as flooding and wildfires, as well as fears over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, "prepping" has elbowed its way into mainstream society. The scenes of empty food shelves caused by panic buying early in the pandemic have exposed Britain's fragile retail supply chains, and spurred a burgeoning industry that targets people hoarding essentials for the kind of doomsday scenario that lockdowns made more imaginable. Continue reading...