Who else has noticed the shops running low on stock?

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Anyone else? Clothes shops - sparse stock, what remains is last season's rejects. Furniture and electrical - empty space where goods have sold out without replacement. Even misc in John Lewis, e.g. mirrors etc. Is anyone here in buying/stock management and know anything about this?

I did read that fashion chains cancelled next season orders at lockdown, but with restrictions world wide (and tensions high between UK and China), when will full stock return?

@goldfinchfan

This must be the right time for some clever entrepreneurs to start up factories in the UK to make the kinds of things we need and used to make. Also good to cut China out of supply chain but mostly to create jobs in the UK and get the thing we need into shops

Some already are. The guy from the Sewing Bee program has opened up a factory in Blackburn manufacturing face masks. Lots of other small businesses have switched their production too. As you say, the time is right for UK entreprenneurs to diversify, especially with the bounce back loans etc which they could use to buy equipment, rent larger premises, etc.

It will be even worse after 31st December...

Just tried to get both children school shoes in local shoe shop. None in either of their size

Went into town today and wilko looked like they’ve been looted

Ds2 is growing out of and wearing out all his joggers. Struggling to replace them. He's in teen sizes, which doesn't help. We usually buy from next.

As for cream, if you always buy the same one, then it's probably sensible to wash and keep the plastic lid.

@Giggorata

I've had cardamom pods on order from Amazon for aaaaages. No sign, and they've now disappeared from Lidl.

I'm now boycotting Tesco because of their support for Mermaids, so no more home delivery (I live in the back of beyond and am shielding)

I managed to get some cardamom pods from Sainsburys, a few weeks ago, after drawing a blank everywhere else.

@PickAChew

As for cream, if you always buy the same one, then it's probably sensible to wash and keep the plastic lid.

There are no lids!

I'm struggling with herbs. I went to Tesco on Friday and thought great, loads of herbs in, only to find they had moved the last bottle right to the front of every one.

I cook from scratch a lot so need herbs.

Kellogg’s Just Right seems to have disappeared off the shelves in the last few weeks. It has been a bit hit and miss with other cereals over the weeks but Just Right seems to have gone completely.

I have also been looking for Just Right, haven't seen any on sale for a while.

Wonder if they have stopped making it @exiledfromcornwall

I was wondering that also, as I said it's been a while since I saw it.