National Supply Shortages

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Walmart Sparks Panic and Confusion in the Dish-Soap Aisle


Procter & Gamble didn’t make enough dish soap, and Walmart is letting all its customers know about it.

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After P&G discloses a supply snafu, Walmart warned of a national shortage. Rival chains say they have plenty of soap.

P&G, which makes Dawn and Gain dish soap, told retailers in recent weeks that they couldn’t make enough hand-dishwashing soap, and that some varieties might be in short supply for a time. In response, Walmart, the country’s largest retailer, posted signs in many of its stores warning customers of a “national supply shortage.”

The signs sparked a mix of concern and confusion. Some customers posted photos on social media showing the warning signs taped to shelves that were fully stocked. “Is Walmart making this up or is there really a national dish soap shortage?” asked one account on Twitter.

Adding to the confusion, some rival retailers said they had plenty of soap. P&G wasn’t pleased, as some at the company worried the warnings could exacerbate the problem by causing a run on the product, according to people familiar with the matter.

“There is a national dish-soap shortage, so the signs are up for customer awareness,” said a Walmart spokeswoman.

The signs say shoppers should expect shortages through Dec. 1.

There is little indication that Walmart’s rivals are experiencing a disruption. “We have no reason to believe that our dish-soap inventory will be impacted by any vendor-related issues,” said Joshua Thomas, a Target Corp. spokesman. Several grocery chains, including Michigan-based Meijer Inc. and Pennsylvania-based Giant Food Stores LLC, said they aren’t experiencing a shortage. CVS Health Corp. said it is meeting demand for Dawn.

P&G, calling the issue a “short-term inconvenience,” said the supply snafu is resolved and that all soap varieties should be available soon. A P&G spokesman said the company wasn’t involved in the decision to put up the signs and didn’t specify when the company expects supply to return to regular levels.

“We are aware that some P&G hand dish products may be harder to find right now,” the spokesman said in a statement. “For a brief period, demand exceeded what we were able to supply, but this was temporary.”

P&G makes most of its dish soap at a 114-year-old factory in Kansas City, Kan., which is slated to close next year when the company moves soap production to a new plant in West Virginia. The spokesman declined to elaborate on what prevented P&G from producing enough soap.

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White Claw hard seltzer is also having supply issues, apparently its very popular:

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White Claw says it's 'working around the clock' to increase production of the wildly popular hard seltzer amid complaints of shortages across the US

White Claw is flying off shelves so quickly that its manufacturer is struggling to keep it in stock.

White Claw's surging popularity has led to shortages, and in some cases full sellouts, at stores across the US over the past month, according to interviews with beer and liquor stores and customers.

"In a weekend we go through over 100 cases of White Claw's variety pack," Olivia Atkinson, the owner of Montauk Beer and Soda in Montauk, New York, at the eastern tip of Long Island, told Business Insider. "Since we don't have it, that's 100 cases we didn't sell."

White Claw, which has seen triple-digit sales growth in the past year, confirmed to Business Insider that it was behind on production.

"We are working around the clock to increase supply given the rapid growth in consumer demand," Sanjiv Gajiwala, the senior vice president of marketing at White Claw, said in an emailed statement. "In the meantime, we have been allocating product to our distributor partners to keep all markets in stock the best we can and will continue to do so until we get back to our normal safety stock position."

The company, which is owned by Mark Anthony Brands, the maker of Mike's Hard Lemonade, declined to provide a timeline for when production was expected to meet demand and inventory levels would normalize.

In Fort Worth, Texas, Goody Goody Liquor can't keep White Claw in stock for more than a couple of days at a time, according to Josh Giboney, the store's beer manager.

"It doesn't matter how much White Claw we get in — just about any amount of the cases we bring in will be gone in the next couple days," he said in an interview. "The people buying it are getting in early and getting a lot, knowing it will sell out."

Ken Wieler, the owner of Richboro Beer and Soda in Richboro, Pennsylvania, said the distributor that supplied his store with White Claw had placed limits on order quantities of the hard seltzer as shortages persisted.

"They are limiting us to 39 cases per order, when we probably sell 65 cases per week," Wieler said. "It hasn't been complete outages, but we're not getting what we want."

The lack of supply is upsetting some customers.

"The people want answers," Atkinson said. "They want their White Claw."


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nivek

As Above So Below
White Claw hard seltzer is also having supply issues, apparently its very popular:

5d71aa8e2e22af7b422b90a3


White Claw says it's 'working around the clock' to increase production of the wildly popular hard seltzer amid complaints of shortages across the US

White Claw is flying off shelves so quickly that its manufacturer is struggling to keep it in stock.

White Claw's surging popularity has led to shortages, and in some cases full sellouts, at stores across the US over the past month, according to interviews with beer and liquor stores and customers.

"In a weekend we go through over 100 cases of White Claw's variety pack," Olivia Atkinson, the owner of Montauk Beer and Soda in Montauk, New York, at the eastern tip of Long Island, told Business Insider. "Since we don't have it, that's 100 cases we didn't sell."

White Claw, which has seen triple-digit sales growth in the past year, confirmed to Business Insider that it was behind on production.

"We are working around the clock to increase supply given the rapid growth in consumer demand," Sanjiv Gajiwala, the senior vice president of marketing at White Claw, said in an emailed statement. "In the meantime, we have been allocating product to our distributor partners to keep all markets in stock the best we can and will continue to do so until we get back to our normal safety stock position."

The company, which is owned by Mark Anthony Brands, the maker of Mike's Hard Lemonade, declined to provide a timeline for when production was expected to meet demand and inventory levels would normalize.

In Fort Worth, Texas, Goody Goody Liquor can't keep White Claw in stock for more than a couple of days at a time, according to Josh Giboney, the store's beer manager.

"It doesn't matter how much White Claw we get in — just about any amount of the cases we bring in will be gone in the next couple days," he said in an interview. "The people buying it are getting in early and getting a lot, knowing it will sell out."

Ken Wieler, the owner of Richboro Beer and Soda in Richboro, Pennsylvania, said the distributor that supplied his store with White Claw had placed limits on order quantities of the hard seltzer as shortages persisted.

"They are limiting us to 39 cases per order, when we probably sell 65 cases per week," Wieler said. "It hasn't been complete outages, but we're not getting what we want."

The lack of supply is upsetting some customers.

"The people want answers," Atkinson said. "They want their White Claw."


(more on the link)

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I was in town earlier today and walking by the alcohol section of the grocery store I saw plenty of this White Claw seltzer and available in a few flavours...No shortages in this small town of North Carolina...lol

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