Here are 4 steps you can take to plan around potential shortages of food items and gifts during the holiday season.
Shipping and distribution delays continue to hamper businesses across the country as dozens of cargo ships linger at the nation's largest ports, and trucks, railways and warehouses remain understaffed in the effort to transport those goods.
The empty grocery store shelves that were a staple image from the start of the pandemic are starting to appear again thanks to rising shipping costs and stalled goods stemming from effects of the pandemic around the world. Empty store shelves, a staple at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now appearing once again as retailers struggle to stay stocked.Data from late September that 16% of beverages, 14% of snack foods and 14% of frozen items were out of stock at the nation's grocery stores, according toLarge retailers Costco and Sam's Club have started limiting how many paper and cleaning products customers can purchase.
"We’re buying more products than ever before, whether they be online, pick up at stores or at a big box retailer, and the American importer is struggling to keep up with that demand," Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, told NBC's Kristen Dahlgren on TODAY Tuesday."I think it’s, for a time, the new normal," Jonathan Johnson, the CEO of Overstock.com, told Dahlgren."I think we can expect this well into 2022.
Build the price increases into your budget because meals and gifts will most likely cost more this year.Scott Stump is a New Jersey-based freelancer who has been a regular contributor for TODAY.com since 2011, producing news stories and features across the trending, pop culture, sports, parents, pets, health, style, food and TMRW verticals.
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