{"id":93150,"date":"2026-03-31T15:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/?p=93150"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:37:33","slug":"how-to-overcome-supply-chain-challenges-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bricktowntom.com\/blog\/03\/how-to-overcome-supply-chain-challenges-in-2022.html","title":{"rendered":"How to overcome supply chain challenges in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

COVID certainly threw the world into an uproar, causing major disruptions in everything we did \u2014 the way we worked, played, ate, and shopped. Two years later, and we’re still reeling from the effects. This is especially true if you\u2019re a seller still figuring out how to overcome supply chain challenges.<\/p>\n

Not-so-fun fact: As of early April, there were more than 600,000 shipping containers waiting to be offloaded in both the Eastern and Western United States \u2014 186,000 on the West Coast, 273,000 on the East Coast.<\/p>\n

Shipping delays have caused many supply chain challenges for manufacturers, distributors, retailers and ecommerce stores. In January, retailers were still waiting for holiday orders to be filled, and retail stores have watched their inventory slowly dwindle with no relief in sight.<\/p>\n

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The supply chain issues mean that retailers need to start thinking about the holiday shopping season now, not over the summer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

With supply chain challenges top of mind, many large retailers started preparing for this year\u2019s holiday sales season as soon as, or even before, the 2021 season wrapped. They\u2019ve been updating their enterprise resource planning software, developing new processes for buying and ecommerce, sourcing new products, and finding new and alternate suppliers for their old products.<\/p>\n

And this year, it also makes sense for smaller retailers to plan early for the 2022 holiday shopping season.<\/p>\n

This article will help retail and ecommerce small business owners understand and overcome current challenges with the supply chain.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll cover:<\/p>\n