The collapse in the supply chain is already affecting the main distribution companies operating in Spain in stores. Some

recognize specific problems in the stock

of some products, especially those from Asia, which is where the traffic jam is in the maritime transport in the ports. Ikea is already having problems with some accessories and El Corte Inglés is already rationing the purchase of high-demand products such as video game consoles, to avoid speculation. Meanwhile, the global ecommerce giants, Amazon and Aliexpress, have reinforced their powerful logistics (they have planes and ships) to get around this bottleneck.

In the case of Ikea, which has 70% of products that come from Europe, the problem is with those that come from Asia and that "they can be found

basically in accessories

.

"

In some stores in Madrid, there is a shortage of items such as shower curtains or laundry baskets, which cannot be replaced until mid-December.

These companies plan their orders well in advance and many of them have most of their production in Spain.

Despite this, Ikea admits "interruptions in the supply chain of the entire industry that also affect the Ikea value chain."

"The global offer remains the same, but

the availability of our products may vary between different markets and even between different stores in the same country,

" they explain.

"Given the continued volatility and limitations of the supply chain

, we are focused on ensuring the availability of our best-selling products and on ensuring that the most relevant products of the season or special moments in the year are available to our customers," they add .

Asian toilets

In

Leroy Merlin they

point out that the fact of working with Spanish suppliers minimizes the problem.

Also, work months in advance on the supply planning, they point out from Leroy.

Problems can come with products that come from Asia, such as

heavy toilets (toilets, sinks ...) and taps

.

The Christmas decoration items "were already bought in spring", although this bottleneck goes back much earlier, "it has now exploded and it catches us supplied".

On some websites, such as El Corte Inglés, the purchase of game consoles is limited to one unit per order and customer and many models are out of stock in stores and online sites, such as Amazon itself.

In the first case, the aim is to avoid hoarding by people who later want to sell these more expensive products.

Amazon

Those who face this global problem from another angle are the global e-commerce giants such as

Amazon or Aliexpress,

since they have their own logistics.

Amazon has, for example,

a fleet of 85 aircraft around the world

, which is almost comparable to that of some airlines.

Its Chinese competitor

Aliexpress opened a new international air transport route last summer

that accelerates average delivery times between China and Europe by more than 30%

.

It has done so through its logistics arm, Cainiao.

Amazon has also doubled capacity at ports to bolster shipping,

which is where much of the collapse is.

In addition, they have predictive technology, which allows them to anticipate demand and adjust supply accordingly.

"

Our teams and systems are constantly evaluating what we think our customers will want to buy

and working with our trading partners to ensure we are in stock so that we can provide a great shopping experience. That said, there is no reason to delay purchases until the last minute. and get great deals, "says a company spokesperson.

From Aliexpress they explain that the products sent through this new route from China reach consumers in key European markets of AliExpress, such as Spain and France.

They charter an average of 80 flights a week, which

now guarantees a maximum of 10 working days of delivery for cross-border orders made from Spain for hundreds of thousands of different products.

They have also opened three warehouses in the outskirts of Madrid

, allowing them to

stock

millions of units of tens of thousands of different products from international sellers.

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