Walgreens starts RATIONING baby formula as supply chain crunch hits new parents: 29% of the top-selling formulas are out of stock at stores across the US
A national shortage of baby formula brought on by pandemic-related supply-chain issues has forced US retailers such as Walgreens to ration the product
The company - the second-largest pharmacy chain in the US behind CVS - said it is limiting customers to three formula purchases at a time, at its 9,021 locations
A spokesperson said the shortage stems from an 'increased demand and various supplier issues'
A recent study by Datasembly, a company that tracks retail records, revealed 29 percent of all top-selling formulas are out of stock at stores across the nation
By Alex Hammer For Dailymail.Com
Published: 17:30 EDT, 8 April 2022 | Updated: 18:02 EDT, 8 April 2022
A national shortage of baby formula brought on by pandemic-related supply-chain issues has forced US retailers such as Walgreens to ration the all-important product.
The company - the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States behind CVS - said Friday that amid the supply-chain crunch, it is limiting customers to three infant and toddler formula product purchases at a time, at its 9,021 US locations.
A company spokesperson told DailyMail.com that the restrictions, already in effect, stem from an 'increased demand and various supplier issues,' as it was revealed that 29 percent of all top-selling formulas are out of stock at stores across the nation.
The shortage of the product, which roughly three-quarters of infants in the US receive at some point within their first six months, has parents panicked.
'I would normally buy four to six cans at times to get us through the month and I would have to limit that to two,' Samantha Modely, of Memphis, told local outlet WREG-TV Thursday.
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