By SANCHESKA BROWN

LOCAL food stores in New Providence fear a shortage of perishable items in the lead up to Hurricane Irene which is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning.

Thousands of people have flocked to local supermarkets, stocking up on perishable and non-perishable items, in order to be fully prepared for the hurricane.

However, owner and operator of Super Value, Rupert Roberts, told The Tribune the increased business comes at a price.

"We ran out of perishable items on Monday. We had no more bread, milk, cheese, fresh fruits, ham and those sorts of stuff because of the number of people.

"Luckily, we had a shipment come in on Tuesday and we stocked our shelves again ...

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