Grocers aren’t meeting the now-intense demand for their delivery services, as consumers endure cancellations and long waits on orders they are placing to prepare for long stretches at home. Some customers say their orders have arrived with items missing or after days-long delays. Websites are crashing from high traffic. And demand for grocery delivery soared even higher in recent days after officials across the country barred large gatherings and instructed many restaurants to fill only delivery and takeout orders.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 18, 2020 12:23 UTC