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Snarled Shipping Lanes Could Mean Empty Holiday Shelves

Strategic Resource Group

From The New York Post: "A perfect storm of events around the globe is leading to snarled shipping lanes on the high seas — and could mean coal in the stocking this Christmas .. Burt P. Flickinger, III, managing director at retail consultancy Strategic Resource Group, said at least 20 to 25 percent of the goods stuck on ships were unlikely  to make it onto shelves in time for the Nov. 26 Black Friday kickoff for the holiday shopping season. Want that new video game console or television for Christmas? You may not be able to get it."

Read the story: https://nypost.com/2021/10/12/snarled-shipping-lanes-could-mean-empty-shelves-come-holiday-shopping-time/