Source: China Overseas Chinese Network
According to the US "World Journal", a number of small merchants in San Francisco Chinatown in the United States recently said that since the outbreak of the epidemic, they have been solving the problem of dealing with serious shortages of commodities for more than two years. With the arrival of the Opichron variant virus in early 2022, international flights have been affected, commodity supply chains have become more strained, and the shortage of goods has worsened.
Mr. Zhong, the owner of a hairdresser in San Francisco's Chinatown, said that due to the epidemic, perm materials shipped from factories in China cannot arrive on time, and currently only hair cutting services can be provided in the store, and there is no material for ionic perms and curls available.
A number of restaurant owners said that due to rising logistics prices and transportation blockages, Tsingtao Beer, which is loved by everyone, cannot be drunk now. For small business owners in San Francisco, tensions and disruptions in global supply chains will undoubtedly bring unexpected fatal blows, leaving them to face problems such as rising raw material and transportation prices, as well as extended delivery times and worker shortages.
Ms. Ye, a small commodity store in Chinatown, said that the current supply of goods is insufficient, on the one hand, the long transportation cycle and rising freight rates, and another important reason recently is that because the bay area port staff are infected with the epidemic, "even if the goods we ordered have arrived in San Francisco, we still can't find anyone to unload the goods and can't be shipped into our hands." ”
The problem of tight supply chains is not only a bad impact on small businesses, but also a huge challenge for global businesses. Lisa Williams, chief operating officer of WorldofEPI, a company that makes multicultural dolls, said supply chain issues have put a lot of pressure on companies like them, which require companies to bring new products to the shelves faster than ever before, for example, retailers asking them to send out their fall shipments as early as May. (Li Yi)
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