TheStreet.com [Costco Raises Prices While Target Lowers Them] The pandemic has disrupted a variety of retail chains. Covid has created supply-chain problems, where ordered items take longer to arrive, but that’s not the only problem facing retailers, including Target and Costco . When lockdowns first started, for example, toilet paper, paper towels, and a number of other items were in short supply. Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jp-morgan-sees-buying-opportunities-123103538.html