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CuriousCanuk t1_ja81bfo wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Reply to comment by SmackEh in ELI5: why do grocery stores in the US keep such a large inventory? Aside from being prepared for episodic panic buying like toilet paper or bottled water, is there an economic reason to do this? How much of the food ends up going bad? by DrEverythingBAlright

This. Supermarkets get trucks every day all day, The stock doesn't stay around long