Toilet paper is back on shelves, but these 6 things are still tough to find nearly a year into the pandemic
Why your sofa is still floating on the ocean in a shipping container and how mac and cheese saved the day for one Plano business.
Chinese shipping containers are stored beside a U.S. flag after being unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, Calif.(MARK RALSTON / Getty Images)
If you’re buying furniture, a mountain bike, fishing gear or a car, expect to be greeted with this message: “Some deliveries may be delayed due to COVID-19.”
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Lead times are terrible. When will they get better? Lead times are terrible. When will they get better?
For designers already sick of explaining to clients why their furniture is taking forever, here’s a fun new one: Your sofa might be sitting at the bottom of the ocean.
Last weekend, a California-bound cargo ship hit a patch of rough weather, and 750 containers were lost at sea. According to
American Shipper, which covers the global supply chain and international transportation, the vessel which is now being rerouted to Mexico so the damages can be assessed was carrying more than 4,000 containers of furniture cargo, including goods from Amazon, Ikea and Williams-Sonoma. Such is the strange interconnected world of globalized logistics that rising barometric pressure over the Pacific Ocean can lead to an empty living room in Dayton, Ohio.
Furniture World News By Nic Ledoux on 12/29/2020
The International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) has joined the Alliance4Safety, a broad initiative designed to reinforce a unified industry message that “Safe=Essential” for home furnishings companies.
ISPA has supported growth and innovation across the mattress and sleep products industry for over 100 years. It joins the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), International Casual Furnishings Association, Home Furnishings Association,International Home Furnishings Representatives Association and Specialized Furniture Carriers in the effort to steer government officials away from arbitrary definitions of “essential” products, services or businesses during a nationwide or regional health crisis.
According to the Alliance4Safety website, the most important aspect of operating a home furnishings business during a health crisis is operating