This is a sign of things to come. Stores have essentially "stores of stores" which are massive secondary warehouses. This is how they handle surges on demand and keep prices from fluctuating. There's even stores of stores of stores. What's happening is they're depleting these stores first in hopes they prices normalize. Now they have no choice but to buy at spot price. They'll likely also struggle to stock certain constrained foods.
This is a sign of things to come. Stores have essentially "stores of stores" which are massive secondary warehouses. This is how they handle surges on demand and keep prices from fluctuating. There's even stores of stores of stores. What's happening is they're depleting these stores first in hopes they prices normalize. Now they have no choice but to buy at spot price. They'll likely also struggle to stock certain constrained foods.
De Beers Diamonds.