With East- and Gulf-Coast dockworkers on strike, there has been speculation regarding shortages of certain goods, prompting many U.S. consumers to buy up retail stores’ stocks of toilet paper, paper towels, and even bottled water—as we saw during the pandemic.
NTD spoke to Seth Skiles, founder and managing attorney at IO Law, who discussed the likelihood of goods shortages occurring while outlining solutions companies can implement to avoid any shortage of essential products.