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Supply chain, not just shipping containers hanging over the coast of ports of los angeles waiting to be off loaded, it is getting them off loaded, dealing with a truckers shortage that's getting packages where they're supposed to be going. so far, we know there's effort to work on that, but it hasn't been smoothed over or uncomplicated. how is that effecting what you expect for weeks ahead? >> i think one of the things we incurred in operations is inbound has come in later than expected. however, inventory levels are still high. retailers have done a great job overcoming the congestion issues ...

Till later this morning. also new this year, supply chain crunch. your best bet may be shopping at the store instead of online. high demand, delays mean products could be limited. it could be better than sweating out shipping delays. according to adobe analystics, they saw more than 2 billion in october. buy online and pickup in-store orders will boom this holiday because of shipping concerns this season. so, how have been retailers been preparing for the inventory crunch? they're hoarding. stores like walmart and costco have been chartering their own ships and bypass clogged ports. others a...

Availability. america's biggest chains are using their market muscle to fight back. first their buying power and locked in contracts give them leverage to demand first priority from vendors and cargo shippers. walmart, target, home depot have chartered their own ships bypassing the bottlenecks. second, they're stockpiling goods. inventory levels at walmart, target, home depot have soared to more than $10 billion. the chains can afford to eat into their profits. walmart and target are raising prices more slowly sli than competitors betting that helps them keep budget conscious shoppers coming t...

Crude oil is on the move higher after OPEC kept production increases for November at 400k barrels per day. Meanwhile, natural gas is in a strong position as the 2021/2022 heating season looks to ki...

The world. we're going to get back there. it may not be next month or two or three months, but over a four, five, six month period, what has to happen, you have to get production levels back and then you have to get inventory levels back. it is interesting now, we have much less inventory on the lot. when you go to talk to the dealer where you are already disadvantaged, i don't know about you, stephanie, i am terrible at negotiating, but you already have a disadvantage with the dealer. now he has a bigger advantage, he doesn't have inventory on the lot that he wants to move that used to be a p...