A journalist suggests (and I find credible) that some shortages are due to demand moving from business-to-business to business-to-consumer supply chains much faster than supply can. E.g.,
Business toilet paper has different fiber content, the rolls are much larger, and many more rolls are sold at a time.
Restaurant/cafeteria bananas are small and sold in units of 150, consumer bananas are larger and sold in bunches of < 10.
Presumably these could be retooled eventually, but whether that’s even a good idea depends on how long the shut down lasts.
EDIT 4⁄6 : At least one B2B provider is retooling to allow consumers to purchase from them (not an endorsement, I have not used the service).
A journalist suggests (and I find credible) that some shortages are due to demand moving from business-to-business to business-to-consumer supply chains much faster than supply can. E.g.,
Business toilet paper has different fiber content, the rolls are much larger, and many more rolls are sold at a time.
Restaurant/cafeteria bananas are small and sold in units of 150, consumer bananas are larger and sold in bunches of < 10.
Presumably these could be retooled eventually, but whether that’s even a good idea depends on how long the shut down lasts.
EDIT 4⁄6 : At least one B2B provider is retooling to allow consumers to purchase from them (not an endorsement, I have not used the service).