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?''' 

 

[Noumenon]

Once you assemble an IKEA item, don’t even think about ever moving it. Crumblesville.

[Vendome]

Mayan Riveria?

[steve86]

” Get a couple of empty white 5 gallon paint buckets. “

There is a severe shortage of those.

[chuckee]

Cheap put together crap.IKEA is a poor man’s Lincoln logs.

[JimSp]

I am unfamiliar with their political stance. Do you have any sources?

[Mears]

I agree…hate IKEA.

I like solid wooden furniture.

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[Elsie]

Someone did not use glue when they assembled it

[Elsie]

Then don’t use empty ones get a bucket of drywall compound when full very sturdy