The progression of the coronavirus caused a ray rush. Last weekend, several supermarkets faced shortages of pasta, rice or even baby diapers, as consumers rushed into their hypermarkets to stock up on groceries. To respond to this unprecedented situation as well as possible, large-scale distribution has increased its stocks for the next weekend.
As of Monday, most of the large retailers have taken the lead to avoid being caught again by surprise. At Auchan Vélizy, in the Yvelines, the pasta department had been devalued in just a few hours. The brand has therefore planned to adjust the restocking of its shelves for this weekend, but also its stocks for orders of Drive, which increased by 30% this week.
"We go from one month to a month and a half of stocks"
For its part, System U increased its orders of basic necessities, rice, pasta and canned vegetables, by 50% for this weekend. "We are going from one month to a month and a half of stocks," we tell Europe 1. The sign, which recalls that there is no risk of shortage currently, calls on consumers to remain reasonable .