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People are delaying buying new cars, creating a deflationary 'spiral' that's bad news for the auto industry
Delayed vehicle purchases could lead to a "deflationary spiral" and recession for the auto industry…
Nora Naughton
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Online furniture brand Pepperfry registers Rs 188 cr losses in FY23
Online furniture brand Pepperfry registered Rs 188 crore in losses in FY23, down just 3 per cent fr…
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Target CEO signals a halt to revenge spending and delays in impulse buys
Target heads into the holiday season with less of an emphasis on 4K TV's and air fryers, and more f…
Dominick Reuter
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Furniture shipments are still delayed due to a foam shortage that's slowly improving - as long as car production doesn't ramp back up
Consumer demand for products that include foam, like couches and mattresses, remains so high that t…
Avery Hartmans
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Furniture shipping rates now equal the cost of the furniture itself as lead times continue to stretch on for months
The US imports tens of billions of dollars worth of furniture each year and the expense of getting …
Dominick Reuter
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I've been a military spouse for 17 years, and it's isolating. I've seen the world but lost my identity and delayed my career.
A military spouse says she's gotten benefits as an Army wife, including seeing the world, but has a…
Jen Glantz
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Ports in California have never been this busy, and it's adding to shortages of everything from furniture to electronics
The traffic jam of vessels is delaying the shipment of products across the US.
Emily Walsh
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The biggest challenge for furniture retailers now is less about long shipping times and more about unpredictable schedules
"A 20-day transit would be somewhere around 65 days, then it's 35. And then it's back to 80," one i…
Dominick Reuter
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Ikea says product shortages will last well into the summer of 2022
Ikea, the world's largest furniture retailer, is among the long list of retailers struggling with a…
Mary Hanbury
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Prices are set to fall for homes, cars, and furniture. It's a sign the Fed may not need to risk a recession that punishes job seekers.
Some economists argue supply chain issues and outsized demand are cooling, so there's no need for t…
Jacob Zinkula
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A furniture company is shelling out $32 million to build its own cargo ship in an effort to sidestep the supply-chain crisis
Loctek, a furniture company known for its ergonomic designs, is paying Huanghai Shipbuilding $32.6 …
Grace Kay
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Everything from going out to eat to ordering furniture is slow and annoying now. Economists have no way to measure that.
Inflation measures try to track price increases throughout the economy, but COVID has messed up the…
Ben Winck,Andy Kiersz
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I've been working at home full-time and can't imagine doing it without this desk and chair — they're durable, comfortable, and well-priced for the quality
If you're looking for home office furniture that doesn't scream "home office," check out Elle Décor…
Laurie Espino
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The cost of electronics, clothes, and furniture is set to jump more than 10% next year because of the supply chain squeeze, UN report says
Shoppers should brace themselves for a more expensive shopping experience in 2022 if supply chain i…
Mary Hanbury
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The supply-chain crisis is 'shifting the perception of used' as shoppers turn to secondhand goods amid shipping delays and shortages
"Why wait three months to find my dresser when I could just go pick it up tomorrow?" one Facebook M…
Hannah Towey
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Machinery manufacturer Caterpillar is expecting shipment delays due to the Suez Canal gridlock
The chaos in the Suez means that Caterpillar Inc is anticipating a delay of a week or more in shipm…
Zahra Tayeb
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Costco is renting 3 container ships and 'several thousand containers' to shield itself from supply chain delays and rising costs
Retailers across the US are facing delays, shortages, and rising costs because of an ongoing breakd…
Mary Hanbury
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Ikea furniture is still stuck on the Ever Given alongside $550,000 worth of wearable blankets, 2 months after the ship was freed from the Suez Canal
A business owner with stock on the Ever Given told CNN: "We haven't been informed of anything - we …
Anna Cooban
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A COVID-19 shutdown at one of the world's busiest ports threatens to worsen shipping delays and send prices even higher
Experts say the Delta variant will cause more shipping delays and threatens to cause even more shor…
Grace Kay
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Costco has a shortage of imported cheese thanks to shipping container constraints and delays at major US ports
During an earnings call last week, Costco's CFO said the retailer was running out of several househ…