Small supermarkets often lower supply

According to data of the Sincovaga (Union of the retail trade of foodstuff, in the State of São Paulo), the small supermarkets decreased the frequency of requests to its suppliers. One of the main reasons is the fall in demand this year.
Last year, the majority (52%) of traders was purchases four times a month. In 2016, is a minority (10.7%) still supplies with the same periodicity. Today, about 40% of these entrepreneurs make requests twice a month, and 14% only once.
The move is a response to consumer behavior, says Alvaro Furtado, President of the Union. In the past, the movement in the hallways made had to replenish the products weekly, but now the situation is different, he said. "The major concern is to reduce to the maximum the stock. Merchandise is prejudice because there are perishing than no drains. "
Another measure of adaptation was to change the type of product on the shelves: 71.4% did so, especially for cheaper alternatives. The foodstuff were the category with more changes, shows the survey.
On the shelves, the most economical packaging have made success, says Nelson Barbosa, Barbosa Supermarkets, 31 network units in São Paulo.
"The leaders of cleaning products, for example, were the ones who come to refill. The softener dilutable is what sells today. "