Empty Grocery Shelves Are Alarming, But They're Not Permanent
4 years, 9 months ago

Empty Grocery Shelves Are Alarming, But They're Not Permanent

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Empty Grocery Shelves Are Alarming, But They're Not Permanent Enlarge this image toggle caption Jason Kempin/Getty Images Jason Kempin/Getty Images At a Safeway in Washington, D.C., this week, 19-year-old Tala Jordan was having trouble checking items off her shopping list. Sponsor Message UNFI, one of the largest food distributors in the United States, says some warehouses are running at 200% to 500% their average capacity at this time of year. "If they fill that store's backroom inventory, that may not be enough because that may sell out in one day or less," Durrani says. Sponsor Message Testa says his company is working to recruit out-of-work warehouse workers and truckers from industries hit hard by the coronavirus to help meet the urgent need at distribution centers.

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