At PCC, the natural grocery chain, sales reached holiday levels. The top item sold in the 24 hours leading up to snowfall? Avocados.

At Stoneway Hardware in Wallingford, word was that more shovels and de-icer were on a truck headed for the store.

This was welcome news to the preschool down the street, where teachers had been grinding pink Himalayan salt on the walkway.

Sales were also way up at Hashtag Cannabis, the marijuana dispensary with a store in Fremont. Sales on Thursday and Friday were double what the company expects for this time of year.

“All that points to people stocking up!” said Christine Bryant, director of marketing for Hashtag, by text message late on Friday.