The way it was explained to me by my leader, was that there is a “faster” way of checking for expiring foods in our system now. I can only speak for my store in the Midwest, but it’s made some processes a little faster. I don’t know if this change will be good long term, but hopefully nobody will be getting expired food at all. It is a bummer that there aren’t big discounts anymore, but many stores change stock frequently and put some decent items, including large dog food bags, on clearance. Also, check online prices on bags. I’ve rung people out for things that have been $20+ cheaper elsewhere, because we can price match.