on May 5, 2020
Meat sales soar, but shortages start to impact consumers
Media attention fuels another round of panic buying at stores.
Supply is likely to continue to impact the dollar and volume performance of meat sales in weeks to come.
Since March 8, the meat department has been the undisputed sales leader of the perimeter. Year-to-date through April 26, meat department dollar sales were up 21.7%, boosted by double-digit growth…