i'm guessing around where i live the stores have to be even more insane today b/c yesterday was when the mandatory k-12 school closings went from a few counties to the entire state so parents will need to plan on having the kiddos home all day until at least almost the end of april.
that said-i think for our area there may end up being some longer term changes at grocery stores. we have 3 universities and 2 community colleges whose students will shift to on-line for spring quarter. many students report that they do not plan to stay in the area when they can do their work from their parent's homes in other regions. that is going to have a huge impact on the grocery stores. i don't know how the 3 individual stores in the college town closest to me will all manage to stay open b/c they traditionally make the monies they need to stay open (on a reduced staff) for summers during the academic year so losing 1/3rd of those monies could break them. the larger chains may opt when items become more available to reduce how much or what they stock.
that said-i think for our area there may end up being some longer term changes at grocery stores. we have 3 universities and 2 community colleges whose students will shift to on-line for spring quarter. many students report that they do not plan to stay in the area when they can do their work from their parent's homes in other regions. that is going to have a huge impact on the grocery stores. i don't know how the 3 individual stores in the college town closest to me will all manage to stay open b/c they traditionally make the monies they need to stay open (on a reduced staff) for summers during the academic year so losing 1/3rd of those monies could break them. the larger chains may opt when items become more available to reduce how much or what they stock.