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Thread #170478   Message #4122780
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
13-Oct-21 - 10:47 AM
Thread Name: BS: Whats your shortage- is it hype? Supply chain
Subject: RE: BS: Whats your shortage- is it hype? Supply chain
There aren't many handbags and there are fewer shoes at DSW, where I usually enjoy taking a look at the clearance area.

Nearly half a million shipping containers are stuck off the coast of Southern California as the ports operate below capacity

Wall Street Journal (may hit a paywall): Biggest U.S. Retailers Charter Private Cargo Ships to Sail Around Port Delays
Home Depot, Costco and Walmart resort to private charters in push to stock shelves for holiday shoppers

Just for starters. None of these are the article I read yesterday about an east coast port that is full of extra shipping containers, I'm not sure where I saw that. But it is a growing problem.

The heart of this shortage is not enough truck drivers.