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’Tis the Season for Price Increases and Missing Stock
Massive supply-chain disruptions are already disrupting the holiday season. Yes, you’re behind, and it’s only October.
Too late.
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So, we’re short on some stuff, huh?
Let’s see. We have shortages of CO2, warehouse space, clowns, gasoline, semiconductor chips, cotton and wind, among other things. That means everything from food to clothing to energy is going to get more expensive. Lots of these shortages (perhaps not the wind) boil down to supply-chain interruptions, such as shortages of much-needed warehouse workers and truck drivers to deliver all the things we want.