Sam’s Club Limits Rice Purchases
Apr 24, 2008 6:00 AM
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Sam’s Club here is rationing rice at all locations where quantity restrictions are allowed by law because of “recent supply and demand trends,” according to reports. Members of the wholesale club are limited to purchasing four bags at a time of jasmine, basmati and long-grain white rice. Sam’s Club’s adoption of the policy comes at a time when a global rice supply shortage is spurring export bans by major exporting countries, among them India and Vietnam.
Read More of Today's Headlines
Subscribe / Renew to Supermarket News
The most reliable source of industry news and insight...in print and online.
- Subscribe Today and gain instant access to the online SN Archive
- Renew
- Sign up for email newsletter
advertisement
Most Viewed News
Retail Analytics
Brian Ross
In This Week's Viewpoints
David Orgel:
Answering the Big Question: What Will 2009 Bring?
Mark Hamstra:
Time for Supermarkets to Showcase Nutrition













