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What's behind the chip shortage?

by Marielle Segarra
Sep 17, 2021
Shortages happen when demand is greater than supply. When it comes to computer chips, there are problems on both sides of that equation.
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Demand is up for small retailers, but supply is another story

by Sean McHenry
Sep 16, 2021
Customers are shopping at the three small retail stores we checked in with, but keeping inventory up isn't so easy.
A small-business owner works in her South Carolina retail shop in April 2020. Many small retailers have dealt with their share of pandemic-related supply chain issues.
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Small-business owners are struggling with their supply chains. But they're more optimistic.

by Caroline Champlin
Sep 14, 2021
The National Federation of Independent Business reports nearly half of small businesses surveyed raised prices in August.
Supply chain hiccups are translating into higher prices at small businesses, including some stores that sell eyewear.
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Retailers work around supply snags to fill shelves ahead of holidays

by Marielle Segarra
Sep 7, 2021
Grappling with shortages as holiday shopping season approaches, merchants focus on products that are available.
The Macy's department store in Manhattan, Christmas Eve 2020. Responding to product shortages, merchants are modifying their offerings to emphasize available inventory.
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Roller-skating makes a comeback despite skate shortage

by Raquel Maria Dillon
Aug 30, 2021
Most roller skates are made in overseas factories with backlogs. Interest in outdoor skating is taking customers from indoor rinks.
David Miles Jr., the self-described Godfather of Skate, has a good time in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
Raquel Maria Dillon
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Congestion at U.S. ports means there's now a shortage of shipping containers

by Mayra Rocha
Aug 11, 2021
The lack of available space means that if you can get a container, you'll pay more for shipping what's in it.
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Supply chain hiccups are causing overstocks, not just shortages

by Caroline Champlin
Aug 6, 2021
Too much inventory, a headache for some retailers, can be a boon for others.
Supply chain bottlenecks have become the reality recently. While many face shortages, some businesses are benefiting from the opposite: overstock.
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What freight rail tells us about the economy

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 4, 2021
Trains are delivering shipping containers brimming with the imported products consumers are demanding. Rail can tell us about U.S. exports, too.
The U.S. has seen an uptick in intermodal train traffic over the first half of the year — that's when products travel in containers from ship to truck or train.
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The looming tomato shortage

by Matt Levin
Aug 3, 2021
The drought in California — the country’s biggest producer — will make tomato yields short by up to 10%, possibly boosting prices.
The drought in California may reduce the state's tomato yield as much as 10%, frustrating businesses along the supply chain as well as consumers.
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Farms don't have to be outside anymore

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Aug 3, 2021
Irving Fain, CEO of Bowery Farming, hopes growing crops in warehouses near cities will increase access to fresh produce.
Bowery Farming has two vertical farms in the Northeast, with another under construction. "All of our supply chain exists in this one building," CEO Irving Fain says.
Photo courtesy Bowery Farming
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