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Retailers' supply chains are in better shape for the holidays

Strategic Sourceror

Walmart and Target, for example, are both awash in inventory, having overestimated the level of consumer demand they expected to persist throughout 2022. Walmart has since whittled down its excess inventory by approximately 33% in the third quarter compared to the previous three-month period, Supply Chain Dive reported.

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High Prices and Low Availability Plague the Electrical Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Suddenly surging demand hit businesses that had scaled back production and lost workers because of COVID-19. To date, consumer demand remains strong. The electrical supplies markets, with their global dependencies, were hit hard. Navigating supply chain issues.

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