Shortages

If chicken wings are hard to find, maybe offer thighs?

“We have a really fragile global supply chain that had been overly leaned out,” said Dr. Nada Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University in Boston.

They're already placing orders for the 2021 holiday season, but some things are easier to buy well ahead of time than others.

A conversation with the CEO of an importer caught in the crosshairs of global business disruption.

The list includes refrigerators, video doorbells, light bulbs you can turn on with your phone and even lower-tech things like kids’ toys.

Demand for new U.S. homes is at a record high, and existing homes are old and need repairs.

Despite disruptions caused by bad weather and limited semiconductor supplies, durable goods shipments are up 2% year-over-year.

Homebuilders are passing the costs of delays on to consumers because demand for houses is so high.

Coronavirus household shortages, explained.

Sarah Archer explores the material culture of Christmas in post-war America in her book, "Midcentury Christmas."