The movement of consumers in São Paulo supermarket stores is returning to a normal pace, according to the Paulista Association of Supermarkets (Apas).
On Wednesday (24), the first day of quarantine in the State of São Paulo, sales grew by 18.2% compared to February 25 (a Tuesday).
Although this increase was similar to that seen on Monday of last week (16), which indicates stability in the flow of sales being so.
increase in prices
However, due to the high demand in recent days, the association found that some products went up in price - an initiative that came from the suppliers and was passed on by the supermarkets, depending on the entity.
“Apas associates have tried to negotiate with their suppliers but, in some cases, they need to pass on their costs”, says the note.
According to the association, joint work with the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Abras) and the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon), of the Ministry of Justice, is being done to prevent abusive practices.
movement supermarkets
However, the items that suffered the greatest increase are long-life milk (up of 54%, without availability for purchase); beans (67% increase, not available for purchase), garlic (45%) and potato (90%).
The most popular product, however, remains off the shelves. The supply of gel alcohol has not yet been normalized for supermarkets.
"The industry is making an effort to meet orders and supply should return to normal soon", says Apas.
Amidst the shelves, the notice that “to encourage conscious consumption”, as the chain limited the sale of products, such as water, sugar and soy oil, per customer.
In the report, the employee, as soon as he rearranged the shelves, said that new shipments arrive daily, in the morning. Although the demand has been so great that one or another product has run out while others were in stock but had not yet been replenished.
