azuth89 t1_ja8cywc wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:34 PM

Reply to comment by SirReal_Realities in ELI5: why do grocery stores in the US keep such a large inventory? Aside from being prepared for episodic panic buying like toilet paper or bottled water, is there an economic reason to do this? How much of the food ends up going bad? by DrEverythingBAlright

They'll put all of a product on sale if the stock is expiring soon but i haven't seen a clearance rack for individual items like the bakery section does.