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Fascinating essay from The Atlantic on the wave of panic buying that gripped the UK and elsewhere in the onset of coronavirus. Scenes of punch-ups  between supermarket shoppers over toilet rolls were commonplace as the vulnerabilities of perishable and FMCG supply chains were suddenly laid bare. It became apparent that the just-in-time supply chains operated by supermarkets and other retailers of essential goods had been mirrored in many modern homes and, when the first signs that a lockdown was on ...

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