Holiday shoppers say Apple's latest iPhones missing from stores
Newest Apple smartphones out of stock at company stores
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Consumers can't find Apple's newest iPhones this holiday season.
Apple locations are out of stock, per employees across the U.S., leaving shoppers searching for the smartphones empty-handed.
Some even reported purchasing older versions instead.
"We believe many Apple Stores now have iPhone 14 Pro shortages based on model or color or storage of up to 25%-30% below normal heading into a typical December, which is not a good sign heading into holiday season for Cupertino," Wedbush analyst Dan Ives told Reuters.
FILE PHOTO: A man holds an iPhone 14 as Apple Inc's new models go on sale at an Apple store in Beijing, Sept. 16, 2022. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo / Reuters Photos)
In an early November statement, Apple said it anticipated fewer iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments than previously expected.
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A source at Foxconn, Apple's supplier, told the outlet on Friday that production could be further impacted due to worker unrest at the China plant – which has been hit with stringent COVID-19 restrictions.
A person shops in an Apple store on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson / AP Newsroom)
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Best Buy warned of shortages of high-end iPhones at its stores during the holidays last week.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Foxconn is seen outside the company's building in Taipei, Taiwan Nov. 10, 2022. (REUTERS/Ann Wang / Reuters Photos)
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FOX Business' request for comment from Apple was not immediately returned.
Reuters contributed to this report.