We were in Fred Meyer yesterday, the produce section had a lot of holes in it. But then again, they have cut the size of that department down in order to enlarge the more profitable liquor and wine dept. Today, we were in Winco and they had everything in plenty in the produce dept. Winco has a small specialty liquor dept. in the front of the store.Walmart is having big problems keeping food shelves stocked. I was in there the other day and it's the worst I have seen. I asked the lady running the self checks and she said they are having problems with the delivery trucks. I have not seen the same degree of empty shelves at any of the other stores I visit including Winco, Safeway and Freddy's. Not sure what Walmart's problem is but they are really sucking right now.
The difference in business philosphy between Fred Meyer (Kroger) and Winco (majority employee owned) is striking. The decision by Winco not to adopt mass liquor sales as a profit driver is revealing.
We shop for a few items at Chef's Store (Smart & Final, Cash and Carry), a so-called wholesale grocers but you have to be real careful on price observation. They have a ton of holes in their shelves,
We make Walmart runs once in a while, I haven't noticed too many bare shelves there lately, at least not in the couple of stores around here I shop in for the items wanted.