Grocery Chain Suffers Cyberattack Ahead of Thanksgiving

Grocery giant Stop & Shop suffered a major cyberattack earlier this month which took down their entire system.

Executives have spent weeks trying right the ship after the online attack affected both in-store shopping and online shopping experiences.

The company that owns Stop & Shop — as well as other major grocers, like Food Lion, Giant Food & Hannaford, Ahold Delhaize USA — says that their brands are open and serving customers, and that e-commerce channels are active.

But the cyber attack put a major dent into the logistical side of keeping the store shelves stocked.

With the data breach, distribution troubles developed, and some Stop & Shop locations shelves were starting to go bare. The company says several Ahold Delhaize USA brands and services, including some pharmacies and certain e-commerce operations, were affected.

Stop & Shop has just announced that, for the most part, the logistics have been figured out, and shelves should be back to normal just in time for Thanksgiving shopping.

One glimmer of good news is that frozen items like turkey and ham are sent to stores well in advance of the holidays, as they can keep longer. The major threat to their supply chain would have been other Thanksgiving dinner items, such as produce, stuffing and desserts.

Ahold Delhaize USA said that they reported the cyberattack to law enforcement and are complying with them to help get to the bottom of the situation.

Hug your green peppers a little bit tighter tonight.