Benjamin Whitely headed to a Safeway supermarket in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to grab some items for dinner. But he was disappointed to find the vegetable bins barren and a sparse selection of turkey, chicken and milk. “Seems like I missed out on everything,” Whitely, 67, said. “I’m going to have to hunt around for […]
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Shortages at U.S. grocery stores have grown more acute in recent weeks as new problems like the fast-spreading omicron variant and severe weather have piled on to the supply chain struggles and labor shortages that have plagued retailers since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Shortages at grocery stores have grown more acute in recent weeks, though some in the industry feel the supply chain will soon settle back to more normal.