Coronavirus: The real reason supermarket shelves are empty
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: The real reason supermarket shelves are empty

The Independent  

The public’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak has led to Britain’s supermarkets generating the sort revenues they see only during the pre-Christmas rush, in the final week before the big day. Empty shelves captured by supermarket shopper This is what has led to all those pictures of bare shelves with just the one forlorn-looking can of low-salt own-brand baked beans that you’ve been seeing on social media of late. Checking in with one of the big supermarkets I was told that, yes, the supply chains continue to be operating well and there’s no shortage of product. Supermarkets are understandably reluctant to limit what people can buy because their job is to sell stuff and customers will get annoyed if they’re told they can’t get what they want.

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Shoppers report fresh supply issues with empty supermarket shelves around UK
2 years, 11 months ago

Shoppers report fresh supply issues with empty supermarket shelves around UK

The Independent  

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Can’t find pasta or cat food? Blame Omicron for empty store shelves
2 years, 11 months ago

Can’t find pasta or cat food? Blame Omicron for empty store shelves

LA Times  

A scene from early in the pandemic, when shelves selling milk and milk alternatives were nearly empty at a Los Feliz supermarket. Social media sites are full of photographs of empty grocery store shelves, and the head of one of the biggest U.S. supermarket chains says the situation will take weeks to improve. Albertsons Cos. had been expecting that supply …

Why Grocery Store Shelves Are Bare. Again.
55 years ago

Why Grocery Store Shelves Are Bare. Again.

Slate  

It’s starting to feel like the beginning of the pandemic again, in more ways than one. Grocery stores and food supply chains have been stretching themselves throughout the pandemic to keep products in stock, but the onset of omicron is now upending operations across the board. Many parents who work in grocery stores are staying home due to widespread school …

Viral #BidenEmptyShelves photos are actually from Trump’s America and Australia
3 years, 2 months ago

Viral #BidenEmptyShelves photos are actually from Trump’s America and Australia

The Independent  

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Food suppliers warn of panic buying and empty shelves over winter
3 years, 3 months ago

Food suppliers warn of panic buying and empty shelves over winter

The Independent  

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Shoppers faced with gaps on shelves as supermarkets battle with Brexit red tape
3 years, 11 months ago

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The Independent  

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How The Coronavirus Has Affected What We Buy At The Grocery Store
4 years, 5 months ago

How The Coronavirus Has Affected What We Buy At The Grocery Store

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the major effects of the coronavirus pandemic make themselves apparent ― the ubiquity of masks and hand sanitizer, restaurants serving at half capacity ― other, more subtle changes are still just coming into focus. “Anything that can be associated with immunity is gaining strength and momentum, even if it’s more expensive.” - Frances Zelazny, chief marketing …

Major grocery chains rationing meat purchases to curb hoarding
4 years, 8 months ago

Major grocery chains rationing meat purchases to curb hoarding

The Independent  

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Coronavirus panic-buying: As supermarkets ration items, should customers be stockpiling?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus panic-buying: As supermarkets ration items, should customers be stockpiling?

The Independent  

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Why grocery shelves won't be empty for long
4 years, 9 months ago

Why grocery shelves won't be empty for long

BBC  

Why grocery shelves won't be empty for long Getty Images While the sight of empty supermarket shelves may lead shoppers to fear food shortages, experts in the food supply chain say the system is built to endure. “This one’s a little different because it’s prolonged and it’s everywhere… when a hurricane is approaching the country, consumer behaviour is exactly the …

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn
4 years, 9 months ago

World risks food crisis in wake of coronavirus, officials warn

Al Jazeera  

Governments must ensure free trade especially to avoid further slowdowns in food-supply chains, WTO, WHO, UN say. As governments around the world are trying to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus by putting their populations in lockdown, international trade and food supply chains suffered a severe slowdown. “Uncertainty about food availability can spark a wave of export restrictions, creating …

Coronavirus: Food rationing must be introduced immediately, experts warn government
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Food rationing must be introduced immediately, experts warn government

The Independent  

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Panic buying: How grocery stores restock shelves in the age of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Panic buying: How grocery stores restock shelves in the age of coronavirus

CNN  

By Sunday, Stew Leonard Jr. and his team were ready for a break. “Saturday was really, really busy,” Leonard, the CEO and president of Stew Leonard’s, a grocery store chain with seven locations across New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, said. The supply chain in this country is very efficient and it’s very effective.” Greg Ferrara, president and CEO, National …

Coronavirus isn't causing Australia to run out of food — but why are shelves still bare?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus isn't causing Australia to run out of food — but why are shelves still bare?

ABC  

Until a couple of weeks ago — before the coronavirus crisis — the biggest queues you would probably expect to see at supermarkets were at checkouts, as people lined up to leave. "I think a lot of consumers — they worry that something won't be available, and so they don't really understand what goes behind the shelf," Associate Professor Simpson …

Sales are up at supermarkets. But that brings new problems for the grocery industry
4 years, 9 months ago

Sales are up at supermarkets. But that brings new problems for the grocery industry

LA Times  

There can be such a thing as too much business, supermarkets across the country are realizing as the surge in grocery demand sparked by the widening coronavirus crisis is forcing them to modify their policies. The major chains usually get shipments overnight, or perhaps twice a day, to restock essentials such as paper towels, toilet paper and water, but “manufacturers …

Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying
4 years, 9 months ago

Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying

NPR  

Grocery Stores Start To Cut Hours As Coronavirus Prompts Surge In Panic-Buying Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Margot/AP Ben Margot/AP With jittery shoppers flocking to supermarkets to stock up on supplies for the coronavirus outbreak, some of the country's largest grocery chains are announcing measures to enhance sanitation and maintain supplies. With panic-buying gripping shoppers, Walmart, the nation's largest …

Coronavirus panic buying increase at Australian stores - toilet paper, bottled water first to go
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus panic buying increase at Australian stores - toilet paper, bottled water first to go

Daily Mail  

Major supermarkets throughout Australia are running out of stock as customers panic buy supplies amid a potential coronavirus outbreak. The aisles in Coles in Claremont, Perth were unusually empty on Saturday as shoppers stockpiled the essentials One shopper was shocked to realise her local supermarket in Hornsby, Sydney, was entirely sold out of pasta A Costco in Casula, Sydney, sold …

Coronavirus fears prompt shoppers to stock up on essential items, stripping supermarket shelves
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus fears prompt shoppers to stock up on essential items, stripping supermarket shelves

ABC  

Across the country supermarket shelves are being stripped bare as Australians start stocking up on essentials, should a coronavirus pandemic be officially declared. Key points: Items like tinned food, toilet paper and medical supplies are being stockpiled Experts recommend adding long-life and essential items to a "pandemic stash", rather than panic buying Those suffering from medical conditions are recommended to …

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