Like many others, Ikea is also hit by the global supply crisis.
At the moment, consumers often have to wait a long time for their desired product.
The furniture giant is working on solutions.
Munich - “It would be great if the Billy could finally be bought again at a depth of 40 cm, but it has not been available for many weeks.
Why Ikea? ”A customer asks the furniture store via Facebook.
The answer is that the past year of the pandemic presented everyone with challenges that Ikea mastered together with distance, consideration and mutual support, as reported by n-tv.de.
“However, the situation has also led to an imbalance in the global supply of goods, which also affects Ikea.” With extraordinary measures, everything will be done to ensure the availability of Ikea's favorite products at the usual low prices.
Delivery bottlenecks: Persistent disruptions, overloaded ports and historically high demand
Many companies are affected by delivery bottlenecks.
During the pandemic last year, global maritime transport capacities posed enormous challenges for all companies that depend on maritime transport.
Persistent disruptions, congested ports and historically high demand in the past year have led to a disparity in the global ocean freight market and, as a result, to restrictions.
"IKEA has taken extraordinary measures to ensure the availability of goods for our customers," explains Ikea Germany.
“For example, we bought our own containers or chartered additional ships.
This has already improved the situation, but we are working on further measures to compensate for the capacity bottlenecks in sea transport. "
The IKEA range could vary temporarily depending on the situation, especially in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region.
You are now prioritizing the most important and popular products from the IKEA range and wanting to make them available to customers.
This should also include the Billy shelf, which is coveted by the customer.
Solution approaches: prioritization and regional supply of goods
“In addition to prioritizing our product range and optimizing our transport capacities, we are examining the possibilities of an increased regional supply of goods.
For example, 70 percent of our products sold in Europe are also produced and procured in Europe. ”However, bottlenecks can currently also arise in intra-European road transport on certain routes, and various solutions are being implemented to remedy these.
Customers who want to make their home cozy before Christmas will have to be patient.