Christmas tree manufacturer warns of supply shortages, price increases: 'Go out and buy today'
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It could be a blue Christmas this year for artificial tree buyers. Wholesalers are warning high demand coupled with nationwide supply shortages are limiting stock and driving up retail prices ahead of the holiday season.
"What we're saying to consumers is act now, go out and buy today," National Tree Company CEO Chris Butler told "America Reports" Friday. "The peak week for buying Christmas trees is around that Thanksgiving time, and we think by that point the shelves might be quite empty."
The National Tree Company is seeing "record" demand for seasonal décor as Americans plan to return to larger celebrations following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand however is being met with a constraint in supply containers coming from China dating back to early summer.
"We're suddenly scrambling to get containers along with every other importer of goods from China," Butler said. "Not only we were unable to get all of the containers that we wanted to get, but also the prices have gone up tenfold."
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