Inbound container volumes to the US are reverting to pre-pandemic levels

Re:Inbound container volumes to the US are reverting to pre-... by reaperducer on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @03:12PM (#31658798)

I read an article in the newspaper about this which quotes analysts saying this isn't about Target trying to fix its prices, but because Target is trying to recover from a series of big mistakes.

Apparently, it handled the start of the pandemic poorly and couldn't keep anything in stock. Then just as the winter wave started to ease, it bet big that people would continue to stay locked up and bought tons of home improvement things it should have had in stock a year ago.

Personally, my Target runs have gone from every other week to almost never, because it simply doesn't seem to ever have the things I want and need anymore.

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Re:Inbound container volumes to the US are reverting to pre-... by ericbarrett on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @04:38PM (#31659774)

I'm not a regular Target shopper, but when I've gone in for specific purchases (basic clothes, small appliances, gifts) I've found only empty shelves where what I wanted should have been, surrounded by stuff that looks like it's been there for years. Reminds me a lot of K-Mart or Sears in the first years of their decline–nothing you want and everything you don't.

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Re:Inbound container volumes to the US are reverting to pre-... by taylodl on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @03:24PM (#31658948)

So it's not just me? I'm trying to think what my Target store would mark down! It's kind of hard to mark down aisle after aisle of sparsely-stocked shelves!

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