Holiday

Is there a nationwide flower shortage? California farmers say yes.

Consumer demand for flowers has skyrocketed, but the supply isn't keeping up. That has led to a nationwide flower shortage. One Southern California flower farm says the problem is threefold: not enough workers, not enough truck drivers, and too much demand.

2021 holiday sales projected to hit new records

The nation’s largest retail trade group projected Wednesday that holiday sales may "shatter previous records" even with the economy facing a range of headwinds including supply chain disruptions, inflationary pressures to widespread labor shortages.

Consumers projected to spend nearly $1K on holiday shopping

According to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics survey, 90% of adults plan to celebrate the holiday season, which includes Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. It's a slight uptick from 87% in 2020.

Holiday shipping season likely impacted by shipping backlog

One Las Vegas company that manufactures everyday consumer items such as home audio systems says they're facing up to three-month delays to get their raw materials and another three- to four-week delay to finish the product.