Grocery Store Closures Loom Amid Labour, Product Shortages

Grocery Store Closures Loom Amid Labour, Product Shortages
People shop at a grocery store in Montreal, December 19, 2021 The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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Grocery stores are struggling with rising labour and product shortages that could threaten Canada’s food security, experts say.

Employee absenteeism due to workers calling in sick and COVID-19 protocols has hit about 30 percent at some stores and is continuing to rise, Gary Sands, senior vice-president of public policy with the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers, said Tuesday.