I noticed something odd here in the Northeast. National chains are bare.. Hannaford (aka Giant, Food Lion), Walmart, Target, and Whole Paycheck are in rough shape.
Our regionals (Price Chopper / Tops) and local mom-and-pop places (like the Italian import stores) are in great shape. Barely short on anything. Local butcher's is fine, and prices have barely risen. It seems to be a "selective" shortage.
I'm in upstate NY, and the Hannafords, WalMart & Target are looking very bare in spots. These were the stores that ran out of everything during the COVID lockdown and never seemed to recover. The organic food Co-op, where I do most of my shopping, is having problems with national suppliers of processed foodstuffs, but are fine with local producers. Price Chopper looks good.
The same is true in the SE (Florida). Publix and Winn-Dixie are fine. Walmart (Neighborhood Markets) is not - noticing some bare shelves. Oddly enough, our BJ's club is also fine. Didn't really expect that!
I noticed something odd here in the Northeast. National chains are bare.. Hannaford (aka Giant, Food Lion), Walmart, Target, and Whole Paycheck are in rough shape.
Our regionals (Price Chopper / Tops) and local mom-and-pop places (like the Italian import stores) are in great shape. Barely short on anything. Local butcher's is fine, and prices have barely risen. It seems to be a "selective" shortage.
I'm in upstate NY, and the Hannafords, WalMart & Target are looking very bare in spots. These were the stores that ran out of everything during the COVID lockdown and never seemed to recover. The organic food Co-op, where I do most of my shopping, is having problems with national suppliers of processed foodstuffs, but are fine with local producers. Price Chopper looks good.
Hannaford is a regional
Hannaford is owned by Delhaize. They're international.
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Brookshires is our store.
The same is true in the SE (Florida). Publix and Winn-Dixie are fine. Walmart (Neighborhood Markets) is not - noticing some bare shelves. Oddly enough, our BJ's club is also fine. Didn't really expect that!