Phil Halliday, boss of the high street chain, told The Mail on Sunday that demand for the cards has become so intense that even its delivery vans are being targeted.
Pubs have been given the extension to stay open late after England's women have taken on Spain in Switzerland in the final of this year's European Championships.
Danish firm Orsted, which has 12 wind farms in Britain which generate 7 per cent of the country's electricity, became the latest to bemoan slowing speeds amid worries over the UK's energy strategy.
Although supermarket sales in December rose 3.8 per cent to a record £13.8billion, fuelled by food price inflation, the volume of physical items bought declined, according research firm Worldpanel.
The bosses of trade organisations say more needs to be done to help the UK's high streets as they implored the PM to reinstate a VAT-free shopping scheme for foreign tourists.