What Have You Noticed About Supply Line Issues?

I've had more than one customer walk up to me and ask if we're going out of business...they're like where's all the stuff.

Here the main shortage is workers

We have Stop and Shop, Dollar Tree, and Market Basket, Walmart, and Aldi's, all within easy driving distance.

Stop and Shop is always out of things. Walmart is spotty. Sometimes they have things, and sometimes their shelves are almost empty.

Market Basket is really well supplied, but they only carry their own brand of tissues, and only one type of ramen soup. I heard that Market Basket uses an entirely different supplier, and you can tell. Unfortunately, their prices are so reasonable BECAUSE they don't have grocery pickup, Instacart, or Door Dash available.

Dollar Tree, locally, just has what they have. I have never gone in there expecting anything I normally use to be there. It's all shipped in from China, so they are not regularly restocked. I was surprised that Market Basket sells tissues for a penny less.

I have a feeling this is the new normal.

I find that our supermarkets are still running out of a multitude of items and it takes a while before they are restocked.

im in automotive parts retail and demand\workload has slowed down for first time in 7 years ive been here

Manufactured electronic components are perpetually back ordered.
No one knows when parts will arrive.
Delays of 6-8 weeks are pretty normal.
But, there's stuff that remained on back order since last year.

Strangling the economy - this has democrat finger prints all over it.

99% OK but prices are going up by as much as 20% !

Damn Liberals

They are intentionally implemented.

Yes. Especially in this post pandemic era. It may take a while to get what ya want.

contractor here. can confirm: not just essential material but skilled trades are also short supply or missing.