We should have started to see it come in already.Is in one of the QUIETEST locations at Ekahi Village. We ordered a bunch of stuff for Christmas and our distributors have been very mute on where it all is. “Now, we might have a candy cane shortage,” Nakashima mused. 16% are concerned that favorite holiday treats, such as pumpkin spice lattes, won’t be available.įinally, the possibility of a sweet and traditional holiday staple shortage.17% are concerned that family and friends will be disappointed if they don’t get the gift they want.27% are worried desired products will not be available.28% of respondents said they were anxious that the products they want will be more expensive due to scarcity.The survey also revealed gift givers are worried products may not be available or will take too long to arrive. The supply shortage is causing gift givers some angst and anxiety.Ī consumer retail poll conducted in September by Oracle Retail Analytics indicated that 52% of those polled had already begun ordering holiday items months ahead of time. We might be slightly insulated from a Thanksgiving sourcing problem since we make Thanksgiving Everyday bentos daily.”
We’re seeing if the Hawaii Foodservice Alliance can get us some of the Love’s stuffing. The stuffing is touch and go since Love’s closed down. Some of our sales reps are proactive and fight for us, and you can see that in the products that we have in steady stock,” she said. Who gets put to the bottom of the stack? Is it based on sales or location? Because we’re not going to win that contest. Same goes for their relationship with the manufacturers. “My opinion is that supply issues are going to be global, but it also depends on if your distributor and the sales rep of said distributor sees you as a priority. Nakashima said she sees the issue in both global and local terms and as a matter of relationships.
One is the consumer angle of shoppers uncertain about the availability and quantity of desired goods and the other is companies raising prices to cover shipping shortages and costs which could have an inflationary effect. In the interview he said the supply chain bottlenecks triggered by the pandemic continue to have multiple effects on the US economy. In an interview with Yahoo Finance Live, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said supply chain bottlenecks at the country’s major ports will likely persist for the foreseeable future. Indeed a Foodland meat department employee at the Pukalani Terrace store said turkey supplies for now, were good and the cases were full. We don’t sell the whole frozen turkeys in the store though – that’s Foodland’s game.” We were proactive and secured the turkeys we needed for our meal packages early. VIP Foodservice’s primary clientele are hotels and restaurants but they also supply smaller independent groceries like Takamiya in Wailuku and Pukalani Superette.īeing nimble and proactive is the name of the game for Pukalani Superette President Megan Nakashima. “We keep our customers supplied but sometimes use substitute brands,” he said.
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