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@Nightowlz wrote:

I generally order online to pickup. My last order from Wal-mart online was out of stock of more items.

We keep our pantry & freezer full.

I read it's due to shortage of workers since they want to collect unemployment instead of going back to work, less truck driver's etc. They also are not bringing back a lot of items we could buy before. Stores will have to rearrange their shelves again.

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The food supply is controlled by 10 or 11 corporations. They are eliminating the competition and can force us to buy what they choose to produce. My fear is that they will manipulate prices with little recourse. The meat industry is controlled by 4 major suppliers. I do not know how to post the chart, but @Mindy D put it on the forum not so long ago. Taking the time to google this is eye opening. How we get out of a few corporations having world dominance in food supply stumps me.

[kitcat51]

There's a shortage of truck drivers & other workers so have 2-3 weeks worth of goods in your pantry. I don't mean hoarding, just basic shelf stable food & other needed items so you're not stressing about it then panic buying.

[RedTop]

@Jordan2 

Based on where I am in WV, the answer to your post is that we just ended one of the busiest weeks in the month.  I try to shop at the very end or close to the middle of the month to avoid the first of the month raid.   

It's the height of summer; my local grocery store shows that in terms of availability of quick fix foods, snacks, and treats.   Between kids out of school for the summer, and locals heading to the lake or river, there are many food items that are always a quick sell out.

[Sooner]

People are not going to work when they get paid to stay home.  How hard is that to understand?  

[hopi]

Maybe things going back to normal .... 4th of July parties, parades, NBA playsoffs, International soccer, olympics, summer, etc. things people gather up to throw big gatherings.  Stores here are packed and shopping more than ever.

Airlines cancelled flights before the holiday they knew their staff would be overwhelmed with more people flying than prepandemic.

[bikerbabe]

Everything is well stocked here at the moment.
Inland SoCal.

There’s been a trucker shortage for years and it is getting worse with time.

[4kitties]

@proudlyfromNJ 

Yes, they are advertising heavily for employees.  I am in Illinois.

[Cakers3]

Here is the WSJ article from 6 days ago detailing how grocers are stockpiling inventory in the face of rising costs and inflation.

No sidebars so it should be ok.

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In some states workers in grocery stores and other service industries are paid a good wage. In my state, they are not. These workers have to have more than one job to survive. No wonder they won't return to a minimum wage job or low wage job until they are out of options. I wouldn't either.

Corporations are all about the bottom line. They will not pay fair wages until they are forced to do so. Because of the worker shortage some in our area have increased their pay. Hopefully, others will follow.

[Gorgf]

Our population triples in the summer with part time  residents at their cabins and lake homes so it is not unusual to see empty shelves. However, our Supermarket is closing the Deli early and a gas station closing at nine p.m. They both have tables with applications for help. Wal-Mart is hit or miss and trying to keep up. I saw one man who is a senior who is  normally a cashier on the Express Line, sweeping the floor. Those poor folks get moved all over.