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Supermarkets Slash Hours As Workers Call Out Sick; Store Shelves Remain Bare
Supermarkets Slash Hours As Workers Call Out Sick; Store Shelves Remain Bare Labor shortages at supermarkets across the country have increased in recent weeks as the COVID-19 omicron variant continues to spread. Workers are calling sick, and there are not enough cashiers, baggers, and stockers, forcing some supermarket chains to slash hours of operations. Compounding […]
#BareShelvesBiden Trends As Alarming Number Of People Report Empty Stores
#BareShelvesBiden Trends As Alarming Number Of People Report Empty Stores Before Christmas eve, President Biden declared his administration’s efforts to eliminate supply-chain bottlenecks ahead of the holiday season had succeeded. Ten days into the new year, we can firmly say that is not the case. The hashtag “BareShelvesBiden” has been trending on Twitter for the last 24 hours. […]
Product shortage at Okanagan grocery stores, due to highway closures
Product shortage at Okanagan grocery stores, due to highway closures Save On Foods was without produce Tuesday morning It’s been a busy two days at FreshCo in Kelowna. Customers are stocking up on various products after access between the Lower Mainland and the rest of B.C. was cut off due to floods and mudslides. As […]
‘Your grocery stores are like museums’: Then and now
‘Your grocery stores are like museums’: Then and now About 15 years ago I helped to host a group of Russian entrepreneurs during one stop on their tour of the United States, a tour sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. As we hosts accompanied our visitors, we naturally fell into conversation with them. One of […]
Grocery Stores Have Started Limiting Toilet Paper and Wipes Purchases
Grocery Stores Have Started Limiting Toilet Paper and Wipes Purchases Amid an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases, grocery stores have begun to limit the amount of toilet paper and disinfecting wipes once again. News reports say this new policy to prevent “hoarding.” Amid an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases, grocery stores have begun to limit […]
Meat Shortages Go Mainstream with Rations and Menu Changes: How to Keep Meat on Your Table
Meat Shortages Go Mainstream with Rations and Menu Changes: How to Keep Meat on Your Table Chalk it up to a side effect nobody ever expected from the pandemic: meat is becoming difficult to get. Who would have expected this to result in grocery stores across the country rationing meat purchases? Who would have ever thought […]
Grocery stores would run out of food in 3 days if long-haul truckers stopped working
Grocery stores would run out of food in 3 days if long-haul truckers stopped working Your favorite products wouldn’t be available for too long if truckers stopped working.AP Photo/Matt Rourke Trucking moves 71% of the freight in the United States. Most of the basic functions of society wouldn’t be effective if truckers were to stop […]
Food Supply Interruptions: The Biggest Gamble
FOOD SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS: THE BIGGEST GAMBLE Nowhere have I witnessed a normalcy bias so strong as when it pertains to food. It has always been available at the grocery stores and in restaurants; at least that is the view of most people alive today. And if one falls on hard times, then the government in […]