<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Boston, MA-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">2.11.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The blizzard that struck the Northeast on Friday brought in vast quantities of snow, causing significant difficulties for supply-laden trucks and scores of people to seek refuge in shelters.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/Storm_restocking_issues_BANNER.jpg" alt="Cropped Images 02112013" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The pre-storm retail rush left many stores low on stock, but suppliers are working hard to ensure retailers are back on track. Snow on the roads is still presenting another hurdle for shippers.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Kevin Delaney, Director of Marketing at Procacci Brothers Sales Corp, told AndNowUKnow, "Knowing it would be a challenge to get trucks in and out of New England and New York over the weekend, we worked with our customers to stock up their stores before the storm hit. Now, the primary focus is on replenishing store inventories while we work to reestablish our regular routes.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Hamden, Connecticut received 40 inches of snow, making it hard for even plows to get on the roads. 200 people in southeastern Connecticut remained in shelters on Sunday.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/Storm_restocking_issues_BODY.jpg" alt="Cropped Images 02112013" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>"It looked like a war zone," said Jim Cantwell, a state representative for the Massachusetts towns of Marshfield and Scituate, where about 90% of customers remained without power late Sunday, according to CNN.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Boston was hit with 24.9 inches of snow<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">About 270,000 utility customers remained in the dark late Sunday afternoon, a significant improvement from the 635,000 without electricity the day before.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Temperatures are expected to warm, however there is a chance that rain may complicate the situation as it can melt snow, making it heavier and more prone to collapse.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.cityofboston.gov/" target="_new">City of Boston</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
