How stores are keeping the shelves stocked during a pandemic

For the last week, we've seen bare shelves in retail stores.

Restocking with supplies is a challenge, a local expert says it's a demand we've never seen before.

THERE'S A TRICK TOPROPERLY CLEANINGYOUR PHONES ANDIPADS...WE'LL WALK YOUTHROUGH THEPROCESS..

AND GIVEYOU A WORD OFWARNING ON WHATNOT TO USE.5:30 SHOW OPENBARE SHELVES...IT'S A SCENE WE SEETIME AFTER TIMEOVER THE LASTWEEK..GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN,RESTOCKING THOSESHELVES WITHSUPPLIES IS ACHALLENGE...IT'S NOT THAT OURCOUNTRY IS RUNNINGOUT OF SUPPLIES...IT'S JUST A MATTER OFGETTING THEMDELIVERED TO YOURSTORE AND STORESTAKING THE TIME TORESTOCK THESHELVES..TODAY 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERTAYLOR EPPS WASABLE TO SEE THESHELVES FILL UPONCE AGAIN AT THETOPS ON FRENCH ANDTRANSIT..EMPLOYEES AT TOPSFRIENDLY MARKETSARE WORKING HARD.FROM MEAT.TO PRODUCE.

ANDMEDICINE.THEY'RE STOCKINGTHE SHELVES, TRYINGTO KEEP UP WITH THEHIGH DEMAND NOW.FRANK "STORES AREDOING THE BEST THEYCAN."DARLENE "CRAZY.

IMEAN YOU GO TO THESTORE AND YOU'VENEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.

ONSATURDAY I WAS INWEGMANS AT 11O'CLOCK IN THEMORNING AND THESHELVES WEREEMPTY.""CERTAIN ITEMS ARENEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TOFIND.

JUST TAKE ALOOK AT THE FROZENVEGETABLE AISLE.

ANDOTHERS ARE LIMITEDTO TWO PER PERSON.TOPS SHOPPERS SAYTHERE'S A SHOPPINGSTRATEGY DURINGTIMES LIKE THIS."MARTIE "COME INEARLY.

GET IT OVERWITH AND GO HOMEWHERE IT'S SAFE."THE RUSH IS ON BUTSUPPLIERS WERECAUGHT OFF GUARDOFF..AT LEAST FORTHE SHORT TERM.PROF. SURESH"DISTRIBUTION ISSUES.THAT'S THE REASONFOR FINDING THEEMPTY SHELVES."U-B SCHOOL OFMANAGEMENTPROFESSOR NALLANSURESH SAYS THERE'SPLENTY OF FOOD ANDSUPPLIES TO SPARE,IT'S JUST A MATTER OFGETTING IT TO THERETAIL STORES.PROF SURESH "THIS ISA LEVEL OF PANDEMICWE HAVE NEVEREXPERIENCEDBEFORE."PROF SURESH"CONSUMERS, I DON'TTHINK NEED TO PANICIN TERMS OFAVAILBILITY OVERALL.SO IF SOME ITEM ISNOT AVAILABLE TODAY,IT MIGHT BE AVAILABLETOMORROW."AND THERE'S ONEITEM THAT FOR SOMEREASON IS REALLYFLYING OFF THESHELVES AT EVERYSTORE..DARLENE "YOU CAN'TFIND TOILET PAPERANYWHERE.

I'VELOOKED FOR MYDAUGHTEREVERYWHERE, I CAN'TFIND IT."PROF. SURESH "THAT'STHE ONLY INDUSTRYTHAT SEEMS TO BETAKEN BY SURPRISETHIS TIME AROUND.THE TOILET PAPER ANDTHE TISSUES.

I'M SURETHAT'S ONE MORELESSON THEY'REGOING TO LEARN."PROFESSOR SURESHSAYS THE LOADINGTRUCKS TYPICALLYCOME BY OVERNIGHT.HE SUGGESTS YOU DOYOUR SHOPPINGWHEN FEWER PEOPLEARE AROUND.WE STOPPED BY AT10:30 ON A TUESDAY.DARLENE "STAY SAFE,STAY HOME.

NOW I'MON MY WAY HOME ANDTHAT'S WHERE I'MSTAYING."IN LANCASTER,TAYLOR EPPS 7EWN.