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Grocery Store Stock Issues?

Snoopp — Thu, 19 May 2022 14:50:55 GMT

This is the first time I have thought that perhaps my local grocery might close. Today I noticed lots of empty shelves...all types of items were not in stock. Entire sections were empty. This isn't typical at all and made me wonder if corporate might be thinking about closing the store. I hope that it stays open and can restock. Will be checking back again next week to see if deliveries came in.

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CoffeeNut — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:13:25 GMT

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ID2 — Thu, 19 May 2022 14:56:10 GMT

Have you not been to a grocery store in a while? The nationwide grocery store chains are all bare. Just another sign of these lovely times.

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MamaWick — Thu, 19 May 2022 14:57:14 GMT

Te supply chain issue is real. Our son works in the corporate office for a major grocer in Texas and tells us about the problems. Do other grocers in your area have the bare shelves you describe? If so, then it is probably a stocking issue. If not, then yes, they might be setting up to close 😪 I hope not.

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fingerlakesny — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:09:13 GMT

I live in western NY and I go shopping every week. There are no shortages of any kind in any of the stores I have been to - Wegmans, Tops, or Wal-Mart. I am going to start going every other week because of gas prices - $4.79 a gallon.

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Snoopp — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:13:36 GMT

@CoffeeNut wrote:
You should have asked an employee and then you would have known what the situation was.

They would not have known (or cared). I can call corporate next week to get a better answer.

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SharkE — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:15:34 GMT

probably thieves taking it all knowing they can't be stopped.

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Snoopp — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:16:51 GMT

@ID2 wrote:
Have you not been to a grocery store in a while? The nationwide grocery store chains are all bare. Just another sign of these lovely times.

This is not a typical situation for the store at all. I am used to seeing a few sections out of stock, but these were quite widespread and unusual.

I am fortunate that most grocers I go to have fairly full shelves, (although some areas, like dairy, can be very low indeed).

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CrazyDaisy — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:17:29 GMT

With gas prices the way they are many places are starting to get fewer shipments. Warehouses are trying to consolidate trips and stored will start running out of things.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:18:51 GMT

The nationwide grocery stores are all bare? Lol now that is some hyperbole. There are certain items out of stock sometimes where I shop, but the store is well stocked all the time. The other stores I occasionally visit are too.

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proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:24:18 GMT

@fingerlakesny wrote:
I live in western NY and I go shopping every week. There are no shortages of any kind in any of the stores I have been to - Wegmans, Tops, or Wal-Mart. I am going to start going every other week because of gas prices - $4.79 a gallon.

@fingerlakesny I'm in eastern NY and have no problems here so far. Husband always comes home with a trunkful of bags and gets everything on the list. Wegmans and Shop Rite.

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novamc1 — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:27:12 GMT

Some of the empty-shelf problem might be due to people stocking up on items.

With inflation numbers going up, if you don't buy a certain item today, it could be more expensive tomorrow, so load the cart!

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proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:28:06 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
probably thieves taking it all knowing they can't be stopped.

@SharkE We are told to call the police in my town if salesmen for solar panels come to the door and say they they have a contract with the town to sell them. Town says there is no contract, call police so they can get them out of town. Police around here really on the ball. No problem in grocery stores so far.

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JamandBread — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:42:22 GMT

Other than a certain kind of Pepperidge Farm bread and yellow mustard (of all things) I've had no problem finding things at the grocery store over the past few weeks.

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eadu4 — Thu, 19 May 2022 15:51:04 GMT

@Snoopp Yup, there are shelves that are bare and there are things that I bought in the past that have pretty much went the way of the dodo bird never to be seen again. Some things I will find and substitue and then after that first purchase I will never see that item again either. There are times that the shelves are "more" stocked but there are still gaps of certain items. I've gone shopping and had to substitute items, and re-think the weekly menu due to being unable to find my long time recipe staples. It's frustrating to say the least.

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gidgetgh — Thu, 19 May 2022 17:06:52 GMT

Still lots of shortages and outages at the Publix I go to, the largest Publix in my state. And some of the outages have been outages for quite some time, like months. But overall, still plenty of food to shop for.

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Sooner — Thu, 19 May 2022 17:22:10 GMT

The Walmarts here are mostly sending pickup orders to Walmart brands. Since I haven't been inside, not sure if there are shortages in the stores or not.

You need to shop on Tuesday, Wed. or Thursday and be there early for a pickup to get a shot at national brands for a lot of items like milk (out of Fairlife), cottage cheese (no Daisy for weeks), lunch meat, cheese, and some things like rice and beans.

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Bri369 — Thu, 19 May 2022 17:22:57 GMT

I never know what will be out of stock or in low supply when I go to the grocery store. I've become so accustomed to it that it's just a normal part of grocery shopping for me now.

I know on Mondays the stores are not well stocked. I try to go mid-week.

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Justholdingon — Thu, 19 May 2022 18:16:03 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
probably thieves taking it all knowing they can't be stopped.

this is what's happening to a pharmacy in the area my sister and elderly mother live in. thieves are driving out the only pharmacy in that area so my sister will now have to order everything they need online which means they can't use coupons or the pharmacy card points. and the police station is only right across the street from where the pharmacy is located.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 19 May 2022 18:16:12 GMT

People here love to make snide remarks about QVC being the only company with slow shipping, however, all the major retailers released earnings reports this week and all reported large losses, citing supply chain difficulties. It just happens that the manner in which QVC operates, scheduling merchandise for sale months in advance, it's difficulties are more apparent when it doesn't arrive on time.