Shopping Trolleys For Disabled

Sainsbury’s introduce hundreds of new shopping trolleys developed with parents of disabled children.

Sainsbury’s has responded to calls from parents with disabled children for a more secure shopping trolley and, after months of testing a prototype with parents and children, the retailer has announced that they will begin introducing nearly 600 of the new trolleys to supermarket stores across the UK from today.

The new trolleys are fitted with a special padded seat and harness designed for maximum comfort and security and all Sainsbury’s supermarkets will have at least one of the new trolleys by the end of October.

In April this year, after reading articles by parents Maria Box and Stacie Lewis about how difficult they found shopping with the current trolleys used by supermarkets, Sainsbury’s invited them to trial the prototype trolley at their local Sainsbury’s store. Their feedback was used to develop the perfect trolley.

Commenting on the new trolleys Maria Box, whose 5 year old son Ryan has autism, said:“In this new trolley he is properly supported, safe and happy. It will revolutionise our shopping trips.“