At the Lowes Foods on South College Road in Wilmington, cleaning supplies are a hot commodity. 

The store saw high demand for cleaning and other household supplies when the pandemic started this spring. It plateaued this summer, but demand is again on the rise.

"It's spiking again," said Carl Carpenter, the store's manager. "You can tell people are trying to take a run on Lysol wipes and cleaning supplies: bleach, toilet paper and, my goodness, they're killing paper towels."