
Supply chain nightmares are doing what regulators and rivals can't: Slow Amazon down
CNN
Amazon's rise has been relentless for more than a decade, with regulators and rivals alike failing to slow it. But now Amazon has taken a hit from a pair of immovable forces: snarled supply chains and worker shortages.
The company's third-quarter earnings and sales fell well short of Wall Street's projections. It was a rare miss for Amazon that drove its stock down around 3% in mid-day trading Friday. Apple (AAPL) also said Thursday that chip shortages and manufacturing disruptions caused it to miss out on $6 billion in sales in the last quarter.
Shoppers aren't what's holding Amazon back. The American economy remains strong, and demand for online shopping is growing — albeit at a slower rate than last year when stores were closed and everyone was stuck at home.