// I walked to my local Lidls on Friday about 5pm to grab a few bits after working all day, and I don’t know about everywhere else but there were definitely lots of empty shelves, //
we get that here too, thursday evenings are usually the worst. it's because none of the supermarkets have much storage space, their store is the truck delivering the goods, on a "just in time" basis. when traffic is heavy it means the "store" is late arriving and the result is empty shelves. in extreme cases (following an accident, usually) the shop becomes out of range of the delivery depot and they get no supplies at all. the logistics system in this country was set out when there was less traffic on the roads and now needs a thorough overhaul.