Ikea has warned Scots it expects ongoing supply issues to last for at least another year.
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.
It is understood around 1,000 of its product lines are currently impacted by the disruption, the Mirror reports.
And this is expected to continue well into next year 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.”
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.
The flatpack furniture giant said it was experiencing "low availability in some ranges, including mattresses" at all 22 stores.
It came as UK businesses warned they were struggling with a shortfall of between 90,000 and 100,000 lorry drivers.
"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.
The shortage of HGV drivers is being caused by a mixture of coronavirus and Brexit, with businesses experiencing issues with their supply chains as a result.
The Harry Potter store, The Entertainer and major supermarkets have all warned they have struggled to fill shelves in recent weeks.
Haulage companies say many European drivers have decided not to return after the Brexit transition was completed.
There is also a huge backlog in HGV driver tests, again because of the pandemic.
In response to the crisis, the government is writing to nearly one million drivers who hold a HGV licence to encourage them to return to the industry, however just a few dozen from Europe have applied so far.
Some say the working conditions are just not good enough.
Some employers have increased their pay to win back staff - and Ministry of Defence examiners have been brought in to increase the number of HGV driving tests.
There will be free intensive 'boot camps' to train 5,000 people to become HGV drivers, with another 1,000 to be trained through courses funded by the adult education budget.
