Images of the strike public transport in March, At a time when inflation has so overwhelmed truck drivers and their protests have spread across Spain, they don’t want to go back to the memories of supermarkets. More precisely, they are those who do not want to remember them again. Featuring nearly abandoned shelves after days and days of no product circulation, these prints contrasted with the hail experienced on national highways at the time. It seems that this will not be the case with the indefinite mobilizations, when the Transport Defense Platform will regroup from next Monday. But, Despite having a resounding rejection by the vast majority of the industry, moreover, numerous institutions and organizations accused of this initiative, which has been described as “unnecessary” and “harmful” for the government and the business fabric and population in recent days, major food chains do not intend to ‘play’. Many people stocked up on different products this week, basically durable to avoid unexpected deficiencies but they are prepared for this now. So that November is not a ‘new March’ that could affect your accounts and in the refrigerator of Spanish homes.
For example, one of the companies that took this step, Vegalsa Eroski, It has a commercial network of 270 stores located in Galicia, Asturias and Castilla y León. According to company sources, in the statements made to Faro de Vigo from the Prensa Ibérica group, “emergency plan” evaluates different scenarios. “Stores are stocked this week to supply customers no matter what.” they explain that these products are mainly dry food and some fresh non-perishable products. They also confirm that a “greater collection” is being noticed by consumers these days. Not as exaggerated as during the last transport mobilization or the coronavirus pandemic.
More food on site
on a small scale, The increase in ‘stock’ can already be seen in Vigo stores. Where is Supercor Express on Rua Bolivia They chose to advance orders. “We did what we were going to do next week,” one of his workers says. Most of these products are durable.
This measure has also been taken in other establishments in Vigo, such as the supermarket. Fullness From Avenida Hispanidade. In other places, for example frozen Rua Uruguay, They increased the stock “a little”, but assured that it was “a normal thing these days”. and that they still feel a new surge these days.
Overall, these and other businesses consulted confirm that the influx is normal. although some like family self-services, Located in Rúa México, show products such as milk are in higher demand than usual. “People loaded more,” explains one clerk, although he doesn’t directly attribute this to the strike and refers to the rise in dairy prices. They document the same at Froiz de Avenida Camelias. another customer “has already commented that he would get a little more if it was scarce with the strike”.
On your own behalf snow berries de Rúa Venezuela points out that people are “buying normally” for now. “Maybe they’ll tell us something tomorrow or the next day, but for now, the deliveries have been like the others”, They say from the store. In its case, the product is fresher and cannot be stored for days without dispensing.
“This Never Ends”
from Spanish Association of Distributors, Self Services and Supermarkets (Asedas) Ignacio García Magarzo, managing director of -the first food delivery business organization in Spain- told Faro de Vigo: “If companies have to make the decision to supply themselves, they’re going to have to do it”, although he assures that it “makes no sense”. “Respecting the demands of carriers cannot threaten to contain and paralyze the food chain”, He lays it out, emphasizing that “estimating downloads costs a lot of money” and they can’t afford it now.
“The feeling we have is that it’s never over”, claims the person responsible for the above-mentioned organization according to its sources. Gadis, Mercadona and Lidl for this newspaper Measures taken to prevent the impact of carrier mobilization. Likewise, he thinks companies in his field are now “talking to shipping providers” to guarantee supply. And it emphasizes they have not noticed “any change in consumer trend” and are confident that it will not happen.
Government promises inspection but does not stop protest indefinitely
The Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda met with representatives of the Transport Defense Platform this Thursday – the striker demanded that the sector take action indefinitely starting next Monday – unable to stifle ‘protest requests’. managed by Manuel Hernandez, this Thursday after the meeting “the strike continues” remained at ‘thirteen’ despite being in existence The government reminded that it will approve an “audit plan” in the coming weeks to check compliance with new laws in the industry on prices, late payment, loading and unloading.
department Rachel Sanchez valued the measures implemented by the Executive of which it is a part – including 900 million direct assistance (eg 2,500 euros per truck) or 20 cents reduction in fuel (up to 4,200 euros less per truck every six months) – the aforementioned group demanded, among other things, that the impossibility of notifying the chargeer in certain circumstances in cargo contracts be eliminated. from Union of Professionals and Autonomous Workers (UPTA) they did not hesitate to stamp their strikes “true irresponsibility”.
Source: Informacion
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