I've been sounding this warning for more than 5 years now. Grocery stores are reducing their inventory, shortening their shelves and widening the aisles . . . gradually. I've been watching it happen and openly discussing it since my "land radio" days. At first I was called a rabble rouser and paranoid. I'm not sure how much clout it takes to go from paranoid to fearmonger, but, I digress.
Today in town, the grocery aisles were noticeably shortened again, and reduced in number with aisles even wider. Even with the new wax and shine on the floor, I could see the lines where the shelves had previously been set.
What really caught my eye today, though, as I'm getting used to the inventory reduction; was the meat case. The entire selection of beef was in the space that had been used for only ground beef, chuck, and round. Today, all the steaks, ground meat, and roasts were in that one place by the chicken. The former beef case was literally filled with pork, prepackaged sausages, and link meat. The lunch meat case was filled to capacity, as was the bacon section.
Good grocery availability is declining more rapidly than I expected, and as I said, I've been watching it for a number of years now. The downward spiral is accelerating.
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