Getting High in Grocery Back Rooms

There is a significant trend I have noticed since I was a wee merchandiser 20-odd years ago: Merchandisers and drivers are getting higher and higher in supermarket back rooms these days. No, I'm not talking about drugs (although I'm sure it's been done), I'm talking about how grocery chains and independents now allow drastically less back room inventory for dry goods like beer.Why? The first reason is obvious: they don't want to tie up too much money in inventory, and