Toilet paper becoming scarce again on grocery shelves? asks Grumpy Editor.
Looks that way.
With increased demand showing up, Procter & Gamble, a major producer and maker of Charmin toilet paper, is increasing production and running factories around the clock, seven days a week.
As The Wall Street Journal points out: The recent jump in demand comes after many months in which paper-product sales plummeted to below pre-pandemic levels as stocked-up Americans stopped buying.”
“PG&G,” it adds, “says government stimulus, preparation for back to school and rising Covid-19 cases have Americans buying more household staples.”
It mentions, “the U.S. supply chain is plagued by shortages of raw materials and labor.”
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