As someone whose first job was stocking frozen food in a major grocery store, I can tell you that what you don't necessarily notice in the 0-60 minutes you're spending in the store is just how frequently product turns over and is being continually re-stocked.
BananaBreadBetty t1_ja86p17 wrote
Reply to 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
As someone whose first job was stocking frozen food in a major grocery store, I can tell you that what you don't necessarily notice in the 0-60 minutes you're spending in the store is just how frequently product turns over and is being continually re-stocked.