Boise-based grocer Winco Foods announces yesterday it would step back from its usual hours.

Typically, the company’s nearly 100 stores across the west remain open 24 hours. But the grocer said it will close stores from midnight-5am on a rolling basis in the next weeks.

“We will be temporarily closing various locations between the hours of 12am and 5am for the next week, so the stores can clean and re-stock,” a statement from the company said. “We will re-evaluate this policy after this week has passed.”

The company didn’t say which stores would close, and said it didn’t have a list. It will be evaluating stores each day to determine which need to close.

“As we experience higher than normal demand on a variety of products, we are working round the clock (sic) to not only keep our stores open, clean and as stocked as possible,” the company wrote. “We are also ever-mindful of keeping our employee-owners, our customers and our communities as safe as possible.”

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Stock at many stores is dwindling. Photos posted across social media show empty or mostly-empty shelves.

A Winco spokesperson is only available during weekday hours.

Governor Little urged Idahoans to act rationally.

“They ought to think about their neighbors. People shouldn’t hoard things. It’s good to have some supplies, but you don’t need more than a 21 day supply. A prudent supply is one thing, hoarding is another.”

Little said retailers who have ‘pick up and go’ are at an advantage.

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