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Festivals and trams call halt to supermarket home deliveries

Sainsbury’s is halting home deliveries in parts of Edinburgh during the festival season, claiming roadworks – much of it tram related – and the influx of visitors will cause traffic chaos and stop drivers making their drops on time.

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Brian Donnelly

The supermarket apologised to customers and said it was forced to take the step because of summer-long road closures and diversions in the capital.

It said these would prevent it from maintaining the high standards expected by customers and result in a poor service.