Winter’s coming!
Is it time to start stockpiling groceries before Old Man Winter returns and the U.S. witnesses another coronavirus outbreak?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that supermarkets are already getting prepared for a huge influx of demand by adding to their supplies. Grocery stores are already expanding distribution capacity, modifying shifts, and increasing warehouse space.
The other positive story? Consumers now know what to expect.
From Newsmax:
However, despite these current plans, most acknowledge that customers are also better prepared, and a crisis will most likely not be as extreme as it was in March, when a panicked public stocked up on items out of fear that grocery stores would close or that there would be food shortages.
Nevertheless, manufacturers are still trying to keep up with continued high demand for some products, such as cleaning wipes and canned vegetables, and some are worried that they will lose significant production capacity if infections break out among their workers or if, for example, people are not able to come to work due to problems with child care.
In places like the U.S., the concern is not so much shortages but rather food price inflation, which has already surged since the height of the pandemic.
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