We remember the desperately empty shelves of flour and eggs at the start of containment ... Stock-outs seem to be picking up in recent weeks, affecting supermarket drives, according to a study by the firm specializing in mass distribution, Data Solutions which describes a situation "just in time, both on the side of manufacturers and distributors" .
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Among the most energized products, coffee, the breakage rate of which increased by 3.06 points between April 25 and May 2, diapers and diapers (+2.04) or oil (+ 1.45). Conversely, it is minus 11 points for the antibacterial gel sector, whose sales had increased sharply due to the health crisis. The same is true for household cleaners (-2.32), which are however very courted at the start of containment.
75% increase in activity for drive and home delivery
Since the start of containment, the drive has experienced a boom in its activity with an increase of 75% observed between March 30 and April 5. The same is true for home delivery, which recorded an increase of 78%. But “despite the strong impact of the current crisis on the Drive and home delivery network, the latter is redoubling its efforts and getting better and better organized , ” analyzes Data Solutions, stressing however the waiting times to reserve a slot. much longer than before the obligation to stay at home.
Although the peak of stock-outs has passed, "the overall level of stock-outs remains high and demand is still very strong in Drive as in home delivery", concludes the cabinet. At the end of April, it was still "twice as high" as during the usual period. And this tension could continue in the coming weeks despite the lifting of the containment.
