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Before the first closure, customers hoarded toilet paper, pasta and yeast. Now the clear déjà vu: the shelves of these departments are once again empty. There are already first signs of hamster purchases in Germany. Switzerland is also not inferior to baked goods.
In Germany, sales of toilet paper are almost double than in the months before the crisis from August 2019 to January 2020. This is shown by an analysis by the German Federal Statistical Office. Flour sales also increased again by 28 percent in the period under review in mid-October. Yeast sales are growing even faster by 35 percent.
And customers also buy rice 53.3 percent more often. “Even if members of the federal government repeatedly emphasize that supply bottlenecks are not expected despite the second wave of infections, German consumers seem to want to play it safe,” said Commerzbank economist Ralph Solveen on the development. .
No normalization with soap
Customers also buy sanitizers and soap 75 percent more often. “The demand for sanitizers and soap remained above average during the summer. Although grocery sales normalized, ”they say. The German Federal Office now advises against buying hamsters. However, for the moment, supply chains were running smoothly.
There are no purchases of toilet paper for hamsters in Switzerland, but retailers sell baked goods more frequently. “Baking ingredient upsells are out of line,” says Coop spokeswoman Melanie Grüter. At the moment, it is quite possible that the merchandise in question can no longer be reserved for short-term delivery times.
Rush in the Migros
This can also be confirmed by Migros: “Last Friday we received another temporary rush, probably due to the special meeting of the Federal Council that had been announced.” During the weekend, they had to wait several days to get baked goods.
For now, however, the situation is stabilizing. “At the moment, the situation seems to calm down,” said Marcel Schlatter, a spokesman for Migros. The retailer is now taking precautions: “In fact, we have increased our capacities enormously and now we can handle a duplication of orders.” (lui / SDA)
