Crowdsourcing platform Covidmaps is helping people in India find local grocery stores, pharmacies, and cash machines so they can access essentials during lockdown measures. Against a backdrop of uncertainty, people are turning to tech to share vital information with each other.

With Britons locked down amid the COVID-19 outbreak, supermarkets are one of the few places they’re allowed to go. Aware of people’s anxiety and keen to reduce hysteria, shops are using subtle nudges, including hitting shuffle on their in-store playlists, to help keep shoppers calm.

The spread of COVID-19 has seen people frantically stock their cupboards and freezers, with empty supermarket shelves a common sight worldwide. Canvas8 spoke to Dr. Leonard Lee, a marketing professor at the National University of Singapore, to understand the human needs that fuel panic-buying.

Lidl is a German ‘hard discount’ supermarket chain that set up shop on British shores in 1994. Since then, it has quietly – but dramatically – altered the landscape of grocery shopping in the UK. With online shopping being king across industries, how is Lidl continuing to attract loyal customers?