Scolari's Supermarkets Closing Four Stores On The Central Coast (California)

One meme that appears a lot in the peak oil community is the idea that when society finally starts to break down, the supermarket shelves will become bare, causing mass panic. But what if all the supermarkets go out of business first? There have been a lot of supermarket closing stories lately, including this one from keyt.com:

Santa Barbara - Scolari's Supermarkets announced Thursday it's closing all of its stores on the Central Coast after 60 years of doing business.

The four stores shutting down include the one on Milpas Street in Santa Barbara and three others in Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles.

Officials with the Reno-based market says it was a gut-wrenching decision. They say the company was hit hard by the economic downturn.

Not just a supermarket chain, but one that has been in business since the early 1950s. Tell me again about that great economic recovery we are supposedly experiencing.


Bonus: "I think I should've moved west...like my brother..Southern California could've been good to me"