Report: Supermarket to Raise Prices for Food as Inflation Hurts American Families

Albertsons reportedly told analysts on Monday the grocer expects to raise prices on food items – another indicator that inflation has dramatically increased during Joe Biden’s presidency.

“On any given day, something is out of stock,” the Wall Street Journal reported Chief Executive Officer Vivek Sankaran’s comments about the grocer passing through the costs increases to American workers and families.

Sankaran also reportedly said consumers’ demand for groceries is still quite strong due to families eating at home more often to save money. “We have not seen material change in customer behavior.”

Other supermarket chains are also having a difficult time stocking shelves, the Journal reported, due to receiving unfulfilled deliveries from suppliers. The lack of supply of food has many grocers “sometimes sending their own trucks to grab goods from manufacturing plants.”

WJXT, a Florida-based news station, confirmed other grocery store chains are experiencing a lack of stocked food. “In Target, fruit snacks were limited, protein bars were nearly gone too, and Lunchables were low in stock,” the outlet wrote. “We saw the least amount of available frozen foods at Publix and snack foods like beef jerky were running low.” – READ MORE