Supermarket shelves usually packed full of bottled water were almost stripped completely bare as the second day of the heatwave stuck.
Sales of fans, ice cream, paddling pools and burgers rocketed as the heatwave sparked a spending spree on summer essentials. Waitrose has had its biggest week for ice creams, with sales up 36% year on year, while John Lewis's sales of fans and air conditioning units are up 709% year on year.
Asda sold at least 4.5 million sausages and 1.4 million burgers last week, while charcoal sales increased by 400%. Sales of ready-to-drink spirits in Asda were up 72% compared to an average week, while fan sales increased by 1,300%.
