Earlier this week, grocery stores including Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Stop&Shop, and Aldi announced reduced store hours during the COVID-19 outbreak to better "safeguard the health and safety" of employees and customers. Because grocery stores are considered essential businesses—along with hospitals, gas stations, pharmacies, laundromats and more—they will not be subject to Governor Andrew Cuomo's "PAUSE" plan, and won't be closing down completely at any point. That should bring a sense of relief to a lot of people concerned about unfounded rumors that grocery stores will be mass shuttered. As billionaire Gristedes magnate John Catsimatidis wrote on Thursday, the food supply chain infrastructure in America remains sound.