Long lines and lots of sales at grocery stores

At Niemuth's Southside Market, the line of customers was a big longer than normal Thursday, with customers more than normal.

CANCELLATIONS ...SOME PLACES AREACTUALLY GETTING ABOOST IN BUSINESS.GROCERY STORESHERE IN NORTHEASTWISCONSIN HAD ALLKINDS OF TRAFFICTODAY.NBC26'S MATTJARCHOW IS INSTUDIO..

WITH MOREON WHAT PEOPLESAW.

MATT?FROM THE BIGCHAINS..TO SMALLERHOMETOWN STORES..GROCERY STORESHERE HAD A BUSYDAY..WITH CONCERNSCONTINUING TOGROW ABOUT THECORONAVIRUS ANDWHAT IT COULDBECOME..IT WASN'T JUSTTOILET PAPERPEOPLE WERESTOCKING UP ON.AT NIEMUTH'SSOUTHSIDE MARKET..THE LINE OFCUSTOMERS IS A BIGLONGER THANNORMAL.RICHARD NIEMUTH,NIEMUTH'S SOUTHSIDEMARKET 29:34"We've had a busy day, abusy week."AND BEHIND THECOUNTER..RICHARDNIEMUTH..SEE'S HISREGULARS BUYING ALITTLE MORE THANNORMAL.RICHARD NIEMUTH,NIEMUTH'S SOUTHSIDEMARKET 29:45"More items than whatthey have in the past, butthey're not claiming to bestocking up for theapocolypse."NIEMUTH SAIDCUSTOMERS AREFILLING UP ONSTEAKS, SEAFOODS,AND OTHER MEATS.BUSINESS HAS BEENGOOD.ELSEWHERE..BUSINESS APPEARS TO BEBOOMING.KIM HEKENJOS, BLACKCREEK 30:58"Never saw so manypeople in Costco at onetime, even at Christmas."KIM HEKENJOSSHOPPED AT THEBELLEVUE COSTCOTUESDAY..AND SAW CARTS FULLOF TOILET PAPER ANDWATER..AND SHELVESEMPTY.KIM HEKENJOS, BLACKCREEK 32:10"There were people whowork at Costco directingpeople to which line to goin.

I kid you not it wasnonstop."CLEARLY..CORONAVIRUS IS ON PEOPLE'SMINDS.RICHARD NIEMUTH,NIEMUTH'S SOUTHSIDEMARKET 31:43"Topic of the day I guess."AND NIEMUTH HOPESIF IT GETS WORSE..PEOPLE REMEMBERTHE LITTLE GUY.RICHARD NIEMUTH,NIEMUTH'S SOUTHSIDEMARKET 34:34"Don't forget us.

We needyou even more than thebig guys do."IT SEEMED TO BE ABUSY DAY FOR MANYOF THE SMALLERSTORES..WE CALLED A FEWOTHERS AROUND THEAREA..WHO SAID THEYWERE TOO BUSY TOTALK.MATT JARCHOW,NBC26.SOME OTHERBUISNESSE