Even firing a few food delivery drivers can put a dent in a grocery store's food inventory

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I walked in a big grocery store last week. It was apparent to me, they were low in certain foods. Some shelves where there should normally be an abundance of meats, milk and even frozen foods, there were way too many empty spaces. I asked a person in one of the departments what was going on and they told me the following story. The company's warehouse distribution center for the store chain has recently fired about 4 truck drivers. The drivers were usually en route to Dallas but due to being fired for some reason or another, the local store we shop at was suffering low inventory of several different foods. Because the usual deliveries would not be made, due to not having any new truck drivers to take their place at least not immediately, the store we shop in would be low in many items, including meats, frozen food, produce, dairy and even packaged foods. So, if just 4 drivers lost their jobs and food deliveries came to a stop from just a few drivers, imagine what it would be like if all of their food deliveries stopped for a certain length of time? It only takes 3 days for a store to run out of food. It only takes 3 days for any retail store that sells food to the public to be completely out of food and other items. Big retail food stores and food clubs alike, require being stocked almost around the clock. I was once told by a large food chain store stocking merchant that he had to re-stock the soaps and detergents more than twice a day and the only time I would see fully stocked items would be early mornings, before the large crowds begin their shopping day. Some people shop at retail stores around 3:00 AM, to avoid large crowds and to make sure they were able to find the items they needed and not have to deal with out of stock items.