*Combined out-of-stock rate across the following eight product categories: hand soap (in pumps), disinfectant wipes, toilet paper, bottled water, canned soup, unseasoned rice, saltine crackers, and frozen pizza.
Number of store audits by retailer: Albertsons/Safeway 27, ALDI 24, Costco 5, Food Lion 13, Kroger 21, Publix 11, Sam's Club 9, Target 29, Trader Joe's 9, Walmart 56, Whole Foods 8.
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Food and supply shortages at selected retail stores due to the coronavirus U.S. 2020
As of March 19, 2020, Walmart had a combined out-of-stock rate of 33 percent. The out-of-stock rate was calculated by dividing the number of "completely out-of-stock" shelves by the total number of shelves audited.
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