Ikea has warned interior design-loving Scots that it expects ongoing supply issues to last for at least another year as around 1000 of its product lines face shortages.
The flatpack furniture giant said it was experiencing "low availability in some ranges, including mattresses" at all 22 stores, including Edinburgh's Loanhead branch.
Chief executive Jesper Brodin said the stock shortage crisis is being felt on the shelves of its stores across the UK, and congestion at the ports is causing delays in getting products to their branches.
The shortages are now expected to carry on well into 2022 as Jon Abrahamsson Ring, the boss of the Inter Ikea group, has warned of ‘challenges’.
Speaking to the Financial Times, he said: “This is here for a longer period than we thought of at the beginning of the crisis.
“We actually foresee that the availability and raw materials challenge will continue for the better part, if not the whole, of [the financial year to the end of August]."
Ikea has purchased additional shipping containers and charter vessels to address product shortages, but recent congestion in Felixstowe means many businesses are facing further delays and a Christmas backlog.
"Going forward, we’re constantly looking for more opportunities to secure product availability for our customers and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause," an Ikea spokesman previously said.
