In some supermarkets and drugstores, shelves are currently partially empty.
Various factors lead to bottlenecks in everyday consumables.
Munich - Empty shelves in supermarkets like Aldi or Lidl.
Also in branches of the drugstore chains dm and Rossmann
there is a lack of supplies for some products.
But not only here, even the retail sector is affected by the delivery bottlenecks.
You can find out here which supermarkets and co. Are affected and what consumers still need to know.
Empty shelves in Aldi, Lidl, dm and Rossmann: these are the reasons
What seems like a déjà vu from the first lockdown is reality in some supermarket branches.
Consumers stand in front of empty shelves.
In some cases, products can no longer be delivered.
But unlike in March last year, hamster purchases are not the reason.
Above all, the devastating floods in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate ensure that the warehouses for many products are almost empty.
Drug stores are also affected by the bottlenecks.
In particular, the storage of everyday products such as shampoo, toilet paper and toothpaste was massively affected by the floods.
All affected markets ask their customers to be patient should a desired product not be available.
Delivery bottlenecks at supermarkets, drugstores and in retail
As if that weren't enough, the crisis in container traffic is also causing further delivery bottlenecks for retailers and thus causing even more chaos in the situation.
Delivery slots are fully booked well in advance and there are too few containers for the goods actually to be transported.
However, consumer demand is not decreasing.
Goods can no longer be removed from ports and ships and remain there.
So they are logically missing in German supermarkets and shops.
These are mainly textiles from Asia.
Corona as another reason for a bottleneck in delivery
In addition to all of the reasons listed above, there are also the effects of the Corona crisis.
The coronavirus is still causing some supply chains to act more slowly than they actually could because of ongoing measures.
In addition, in some areas a massively increased demand leads to additional delays in delivery.
Manufacturers of bicycles or other individual sport or leisure equipment are particularly affected here.
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