Sunday, August 28, 2022

SUPPLY CHAIN SURVEY: Sunday morning at the supermarket, on August 16, 2022

The overall full store product supply significantly improved at the end of July, for the first time in a year. 

But the supply declined this week.

My overall rating is based on my impression 
of the product supply in the ENTIRE store 
-- not just those 15 specific items 
I want to buy every week.

Today, only 3 items of 15 items we wanted 
were not available, which is good news!

Prior weeks, for the 15 items 
we want to buy every week: 
Last week 5 of 15 items were not available
On July 28 only 3 items of 15 items were not available
8 of 15 specific items surveyed were not available
5 of 15 items were not available
6 of 15 items were not available.
7 of 15 items were not available.
7 of 15 items were not available, 
The week before was the record low:
9 of 15 specific items were not available. 
Ye Editor 
 
15 specific items surveyed:NOTE:  Abbreviation "FS" = Fully stocked

1  Cream  Cheese
This past four weeks had the best selection so far this year
FS Philadephia eight ounce tubs
FS is about 200+
Prior weeks were  FS, FS, FS, 81, 85, 73. 81, 85, 82, 84, 81, 111, 
105, 93, 38, 78, 73, 104, 58 and 67. 
 
Only 20 Meijer's brand eight ounce tubs 
Fully stocked is about 50+  
Prior weeks were 6, FS, 24, 35, 33, 10, 30, 24, 19, 18, 9, 
25, 3, 1 and 12,  
 
FS eight ounce bricks of Philadelphia cream cheese, 
FS is about 100+. 
Prior weeks were Fs, FS, FS, FS, FS, FS, FS, 21, 45, 5, 
2, 23, 0, 1, 0, 0, 100, 100, 47, 12 and 0. 
 
FS Meijer's brand eight ounce bricks 
FS is about 100+. 
Prior weeks were FS, FS, FS, FS, FS, FS, 95, 12, 2, 77 
and none for four consecutive weeks before that.
 
2  Instant  Coffee  
FS Taster's Choice
FS Nescafe
FS Nescaf decaf
FS Maxwell House
FS Folgers
FS Folgers decaf
    Prior weeks:
Taster's Choice FS, FS, 0, FS, FS, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1
Folger's decaf 0, FS, FS, FS, FS, 6,13, 1, FS, 8, 22, 6, 0
Folger's regular 0. FS, FS, FS, FS, 19, 0, 7, FS, 6, 1, 3, 0
Nescafe decaf 0, 0, 3, FS, FS, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 8, 0
Nescafe regular FS, FS, FS, FS, FS, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
Maxwell House regular  0, 0, 2, 3, FS, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0

3  Snapple  Tea  Large  Bottles
2 Diet Peach
4 Peach
0 Diet Lemonade Tea
Raspberry
  Prior Weeks:
Diet Peach 0, FS, 0, 3, 3, 0, 1, 10, 4, 0, 4, 0, 3, 17
Peach FS, 8, 0. 10, 8, 0, 0, 6, 5, 4, 0, 0, 3, 10
Diet Lemonade / Tea  FS, 7, 6, 3, 5, 1, 8, 10, 1, 1, 6, 2, 5,
Raspberry 6, 7, 6, 3, 5, 1, 8, 10, 1, 1, 6, 2, 5,

4  Diet  Soda  Pop 
This week all three diet cherry coke flavors available
Last week 2 of 3 available
FS prior week -- all three available
Prior week only 5 Diet Pepsi Cherry available
Prior week two liters bottles of 3 of the 3  available
2 of 3 in the prior two weeks, 
3 of 3 the week before, 
and 2 of 3 the week before. 

The entire soda row was 7/8 full, compared with 
3/4, 3/4, 3/4, 3/4, 3/4, 3/4, 2/3 and 3/4 full in prior weeks.
 
5  Breakfast  Cereals - Plain Raisin Bran
This week no Post raisin bran
Last week FS all three brands
Prior week Post and Meijer's were FS but no Kellog's brand 
Prior week Kellog's was FS, but only 4 Post and 2 Meijer's
Prior week fully stocked
Prior week modest quantities of all three brands
Prior week Kellog's fully stocked, 12 Meijer's and 1 Post
Prior week Kellog's fully stocked, Meijer's 5 and 0 Post 
Prior week: 0 Kellog's, 3 Meijer's and 3 Post
Prior week; 5 Kellog's, 2 Meijer's and lots of Post 
Prior week had a small supply of Kellog's, no Post and 2 Meijer's 

6  Pickles
Bottles on shelf and refrigerated bottles were FS

7  Yogurt
FS for past three weeks
About 3/4 stocked prior week
Fully stocked the week before.
This department had been a disaster in 1Q 2022.  
And then a miracle in 2Q 2022.

8  Planter's Dry Roasted Peanuts
This week both sizes were FS
34.5 ounce size in prior weeks: FS, FS, 9, FS, FS, 3,18, 2, 6, 6, 1 and zero
16 ounce size in prior weeks: Fs, FS, FS, FS, FS, 6, 0, 0. 0, 2 and 2 
 
This week: The Planter's honey roasted peanuts I wanted 
in the 34.5 ounce size -- two available after nine weeks
in a row with none available.

there were 2  of the more expensive per ounce 16 ounce version 
which had beenfully stocked last week

9  Jif Peanut  Butter (product wanted not available)
This week and the past two weeks:
FS creamy style -- very small amount
No chunky style that I wanted to buy

Prior week no Jif brand in the store
Prior week FS 16 ounce Jif creamy only
Prior week there were 7 Jif creamy 40 ounce size peanut butter 
after five weeks with no Jif due to a recall. 
I wanted Jif chunky -- none available.
 
10  Packaged deli meats
About 1/4 empty this week
Past two weeks fully stocked with ham and turkey. 
Two brands of salami.
Prior week threebrands of salami, including the Prime Fresh brand
I wanted to buy -- on sale for $3.50 for 8 ounces (normally $5)
Prior week only one brand of salami, 
but not the better tasting Prime Fresh brand 
I wanted to buy, for the seventh week in a row.

11  ACE bread from Canada  (product wanted not available)
This week no Harvest Grain flavor loaves available.
Past weeks loaves: 0, 0, 0, 8, 6, 4, 0, 0, 0, 6 and 0.

12  Ice  Cream (product wanted not available)
Ice cream section about 7/8 stocked compared with 
7/8 7/8, 3/4, 3/4, 3/4, 3.4, 3/4, 7/8, 3/4, 7/8 3/4, 2/3, 7/8, 3/4, 7/8 and 1/2 stocked 
in the prior weeks.  

Breyer's no sugar added ice cream (3 containers of awful vanilla, but no triple flavor comtainers that I wanted to buy , compared with
0,, 4, 2, 8, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0. 8, 6, 4, 0, 6, 0, 12 and 0 in prior weeks. 
 
13  Lindt chocolate bars 
This week 4 of 12 flavors were stocked, 
compared with 5, 4, 6. 0, 2, 4, 7. 6, 4, 0, 0, 3, 2, 3 and 2 of 12, in prior weeks. 
A poor selection of other brands of chocolate bars 
for the tenth week in a row, after a good selection 
for the three weeks before that. 
 
14  Candy and  Chocolate
The candy section was only 1/2 full -- very empty in the chocolate bar section The candy section was 3/4, 3/4. 3,4, 3/4, 2/3, 2/3, 3.4, 7/8, 7/8, 2/3, 3/4. 7/8, 7/8, 3/4 and 1/2 full in prior weeks.  Almost no sugar free candies in stock.
 
Candy impulse purchase shelves at the checkout line were 1/2 full compared with 1/2 2/3, 2/3, 3/4, 7/8, 1/2, 1/2, nearly full, 2/3, 7/8, 3/4, 2/3 and 2/3 full in prior weeks.
 
15  Dole Cole Slaw Mix:
Three 14 ounce bags were available -- I bought all three.
Wanted four, so three is close enough.
never know when this product will show up.   
Pearson's brand is sometimes available, but is awful.

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