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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

yes, usa grocery stores change their layouts once every other year or so. it's because they think it will increase sales.

mine literally just changed the layout a month ago. it isn't everything, usually it's only about 20-30% of the store that moves.

also sometimes it corresponds to the fact they have changed product lines or vendors or marketing. for example years ago my store had an 'organics' aisle, and that went away 3 years ago and they just put the organic options next to the regular items instead do having their own distinct aisle. so if you needed one organic bread and one non-organic, you had to go to two different sections of the store.

also many usa stores massively increased floor space to pre-made in-store foods over the past 5 years. most of my stores at least 1/4 - 1/3 of the store is ready to eat items now, because fewer and fewer people want to cook or prepare their own food. there are fewer groceries now.

[–] adarza@piefed.ca 4 points 9 hours ago

they're just pushing more higher margin products. they'll restock the 'basics' more frequently as a result of giving those things less shelf space.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 2 points 9 hours ago

The aging population and those with disabilities is also part of the demand for ready to eat items in addition to those that just don't have the time anymore because they work two jobs and want something better than fast food.