In a Reuters analysis, senior retail executives, consultants and analysts said shoppers in Europe and the Middle East who seek grocery staples such as pasta and Personal hygiene products such as toothpaste are also facing shortages of these products.
Supply chain issues and reluctance to make deals with suppliers, given high commodity prices, contribute to irregular stocks of various products such as chocolate, ketchup and shampoo, in addition to the consequences of war, fluctuations and weather conditions.
Changes in shopping habits following the COVID-19 closures and the growth of online retail are also a factor, but it is difficult to predict how far people will return to stores as the lifestyles continue to change after the pandemic.
Suppliers are also struggling to determine what consumers want, but soaring commodity prices, a shipping crisis, and shortages of raw materials and labor have left them unable to meet some demands.
According to the “Data Impact” report published by the consulting firm “Nielsen IQ”, products that are not available in certain stores include ketchup, pasta, chocolate, tea, crisps, toothpaste and baby food. animals.
Difficult weather conditions in Spain this year have affected European tomato supplies, while the high cost of fruit has prompted manufacturers such as Kraft Heinz to raise prices.
Conversely, retailers such as Tesco have temporarily pulled their products from the shelves, which could push shoppers towards competing stores just as they have difficult supply negotiations weighed down by all these factors.
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