Savvy shoppers were out two days before Saturday’s pending storm, trying to beat the bigger crowds expected on Friday. At Landry’s Shop-n-Save in Old Orchard Beach, they are ready for the storm. It turns out there is a bit of forecasting in the supermarket business when it comes to ordering certain items. “You need to make sure on that Tuesday that you’re trying to load up for Wednesday, because Thursday’s order for Friday might not be there,” said Assistant Store Manager Scott Pelletier. Pelletier said supplies are good with palettes of bottled water and alcohol, two of their top sellers. He admits they are a little lean in the frozen food section as supply chain issues are affecting many products and those issues can be traced back to the manufacturing plants where people are out sick with COVID-19, Pelletier said. The bread aisle is also hit or miss. “We used to have all this bread, now we’re struggling to get bread,” Pelletier said. “Well, they can only operate two ovens whereas they use to operate four because they only have enough people to operate the two ovens.” At an already busy Market Basket in Biddeford, nearly every checkout lane is open. Shelves are stocked, but supplies are lean. Worker shortages are affecting every business these days and grocery managers said that it doesn’t help in the days leading up to a big storm. “We can always use more people. We welcome them,” Pelletier said. Shoppers seem to be taking the supply issues in stride. Jeanne Geary said she is going to crank on the oven and make some potato salad while dreaming of warmer days. “I’m ready for it,” Geary said. “I say bring it on. I like the snow. It’s winter. We may as well have the snow,” she said. For snowbirds Peter and Monique DellaCioppa this will be their first Maine storm in a long time. “We lived in Florida for 25 years. we just came back. it’s going to be tough for us,” Peter DellaCioppa said. The message for shoppers is if they can get out today, do it, because Friday, aisles will be clogged with carts and people stocking up for Saturday’s storm.
Savvy shoppers were out two days before Saturday’s pending storm, trying to beat the bigger crowds expected on Friday.
At Landry’s Shop-n-Save in Old Orchard Beach, they are ready for the storm.
It turns out there is a bit of forecasting in the supermarket business when it comes to ordering certain items.
“You need to make sure on that Tuesday that you’re trying to load up for Wednesday, because Thursday’s order for Friday might not be there,” said Assistant Store Manager Scott Pelletier.
Pelletier said supplies are good with palettes of bottled water and alcohol, two of their top sellers.
He admits they are a little lean in the frozen food section as supply chain issues are affecting many products and those issues can be traced back to the manufacturing plants where people are out sick with COVID-19, Pelletier said.
The bread aisle is also hit or miss.
“We used to have all this bread, now we’re struggling to get bread,” Pelletier said. “Well, they can only operate two ovens whereas they use to operate four because they only have enough people to operate the two ovens.”
At an already busy Market Basket in Biddeford, nearly every checkout lane is open. Shelves are stocked, but supplies are lean.
Worker shortages are affecting every business these days and grocery managers said that it doesn’t help in the days leading up to a big storm.
“We can always use more people. We welcome them,” Pelletier said.
Shoppers seem to be taking the supply issues in stride.
Jeanne Geary said she is going to crank on the oven and make some potato salad while dreaming of warmer days.
“I’m ready for it,” Geary said. “I say bring it on. I like the snow. It’s winter. We may as well have the snow,” she said.
For snowbirds Peter and Monique DellaCioppa this will be their first Maine storm in a long time.
“We lived in Florida for 25 years. we just came back. it’s going to be tough for us,” Peter DellaCioppa said.
The message for shoppers is if they can get out today, do it, because Friday, aisles will be clogged with carts and people stocking up for Saturday’s storm.
