IKEA's North American stores are hardest hit by supply chain crunch as it struggles to fill its shelves: World's biggest furniture brand is hiring more ships, containers and re-routing goods between warehouses(All retailers affected for years to come....)

The Daily Mail ^ | 10-14-2021 | NATASHA ANDERSON

[Vendome]

• IKEA is temporarily removing unavailable products from its websites and store showrooms as the retailer battles the impacts of the supply chain crunch
• The company is also reducing the number of versions of some products to ensure its most popular items are available
• Additionally, the retailer plans to lease more ships, buy containers and re-route goods between warehouses in an effort to reduce disruptions
• IKEA executives, who shared that no one at the company anticipated the current disruptions, predict the supply chain crisis to continue well into 2022

Like most retailers, IKEA is feeling the impacts of the supply chain crunch and struggling to fill its shelves, with company executives saying the brand's North American stores have been hardest hit by product shortages.

The company is also reducing the number of versions of some products as it struggles with raw materials shortages to ensure its most popular items are available. 

Jon Abrahamsson, chief executive at brand owner Inter IKEA, predicts the supply chain crisis to continue well into 2022,...

The supply chain crisis is impacting all major retailers worldwide and,..., the biggest challenge for IKEA currently is getting goods out of China, where roughly a quarter of brand's products are made.

Ben Weaver, 27, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, told the Wall Street Journal: 'I went to Lowe's, Home Depot, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods and I'm already seeing the Christmas stuff replace the Halloween stuff which is ridiculous.

'I'm like, 'hello, are we just skipping Halloween this year?''' 

 

[Vendome]

"I am a simple Caveman. Your modern ways frighten and confuse me..."

[MercyFlush]

Cry me a river about how hard it is to get cheap crap from China right now.

[butlerweave]

It’s trapped on Containers at sea

[Rebelbase]

Other than people losing their jobs, would anyone’s life be adversely impacted if IKEA bit the dust?

[janetjanet998]

LISTEN: Someone just paged EMPTY SHELVES JOE at the airport
https://rumble.com/vnr36h-someone-just-paged-empty-shelves-joe-at-the-airport.html

[Wilderness Conservative]

They are one of the wokiest companies, no doubt the same goes for their employees so boofreakinhoo!

[Republican in occupied CA]

Made In America ain’t trapped on a container ship right now.

[catnipman]

“IKEA’s North American stores are hardest hit by supply chain crunch as it struggles to fill its shelves: World’s biggest furniture brand is hiring more ships, containers and re-routing goods between warehouses(All retailers affected for years to come....)”

landfills everywhere cheer ...

[catnipman]

“would anyone’s life be adversely impacted if IKEA bit the dust?”

sure. municipalities might have to shrink their solid waste and landfill operations ...

[albie]

Screw IKEA. They are the liberalist of the libs! The wokeist of the woke! Nothing but a bunch of commies. Choke on it IKEA

[traderrob6]

Good. This vile liberal/progressive in you face Netherland company can suffocate and die with no tears from me.

[SaveFerris]

At least there’s fake cats still on the shelves!

[Rebelbase]

The photo of empty shelves is from the Halloween decorations section. Is that really a tragedy?

[SaveFerris]

Exactly!

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[Ge0ffrey]

I’m wintering in Mexico and there are no shortages here. The shelves are full. Plenty of everything. I’m not in a major metropolitan area.

[The Westerner]

Thanks for the report. If shelves are well stocked wherever you are in Mexico, then the reason for our debacle is the throttling of 50% of trucks that can operate in California. See article by Sundance about the Calif Resources Air Board’s 2020 regulatory squeeze.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Another example of Joe The Surrender Monkey's "Build Back Better" policies.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Here's a solution. Get a couple pieces of white laminated shelving. Get a couple of empty white 5 gallon paint buckets. Stack 'em up.

Voilà — instant Ikea.

[Noumenon]

Valhalleluja! Odin runs IKEA now.

[ronniesgal]

our local ikea has an enormous blm flag with a black power fist on it.
needless to say, i won’t start shopping there now.