{"id":51393,"date":"2021-11-22T22:21:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T03:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=51393"},"modified":"2021-11-22T22:22:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T03:22:00","slug":"publix-puts-purchase-limits-on-some-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/11\/publix-puts-purchase-limits-on-some-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Publix puts purchase limits on some items"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Publix shoppers will have to put a cap on their holiday season purchases after the supermarket chain enacted purchase limits across all stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/publix-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17631\" width=\"284\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/publix-logo.jpg 495w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/publix-logo-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Communications Maria Brous said high holiday demand and supply problems have forced the chain to limit certain items to 2 per customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brous said signs will be placed to let the customers know about the limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These items include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Canned cranberry sauce<\/li><li>Jarred gravy<\/li><li>Canned pie filling<\/li><li>Canola and vegetable oil<\/li><li>Cream cheese<\/li><li>Bacon<\/li><li>Rolled breakfast sausage<\/li><li>Paper napkins<\/li><li>Disposable plates, cups, and cutlery<\/li><li>Bath tissue<\/li><li>Refrigerated snacks (Lunchable type items)<\/li><li>Sports drinks<\/li><li>Aseptic type juices (Capri sun)<\/li><li>Canned cat food (variety packs)<\/li><li>Refrigerated pet food<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The limits will be enacted across all seven states where Publix operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI believe that there is still enough supply for demand for those products. However, we have seen panic buying within the public and I believe that Publix is just trying to be cautious,\u201d said Dr. Seckin Ozkul, director of the Supply Chain Innovation Lab at the USF Muma College of Business. \u201cI believe it\u2019s a good idea just to basically send a message of \u2013 just buy what you need and don\u2019t necessarily buy somebody else\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ozkul points to what happened in the early months of the pandemic when panic buyers emptied shelves of toilet paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says it is also possible delays at international ports could play a role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a possibility that Publix is foreseeing also that, if some of these items are really coming in out of the country and the ports congestion issue was a factor, they also may be implementing some limitations but really my main take on this they are just being precautious that everyone has enough food for Thanksgiving,\u201d said Dr. Ozkul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Publix spokesperson declined to say how long the policy will be in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publix shoppers will have to put a cap on their holiday season purchases after the supermarket chain enacted purchase limits across all stories. 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