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Second round of COVID shortages: Cars, lumber and product packaging all impacting RI stock Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal © Bob Breidenbach/The Providence Journal Bob Tasca Jr., Carl Tasca Jr. and Carl Tasca Sr. stand at the Tasca auto dealership on Pontiac Avenue in Cranston. Like many other auto dealers around the area, they are contending with a lack of inventory. They're not as panic-inducing as the paper towel shortage of 2020, but supply-chain disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic are still keeping goods off store shelves, even as Rhode Island joi...

Remember no toilet paper? Second round of COVID shortages less severe. They're not as panic-inducing as the paper-towel shortage of 2020, but supply-chain disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic are still keeping goods off store shelves, even as Rhode Island joins other states in lifting virtually all COVID restrictions affecting businesses. "COVID was a tsunami for all grocers," said Susan Budlong, a spokeswoman for Dave's Fresh Marketplace, a Rhode Island chain of grocery stores. "COVID was a force to be reckoned with. It hurt people. It scared people. It shook people to the core." B...