Shortages happen when demand is greater than supply. When it comes to computer chips, there are problems on both sides of that equation.

Customers are shopping at the three small retail stores we checked in with, but keeping inventory up isn’t so easy.

The National Federation of Independent Business reports nearly half of small businesses surveyed raised prices in August.

Grappling with shortages as holiday shopping season approaches, merchants focus on products that are available.

Most roller skates are made in overseas factories with backlogs. Interest in outdoor skating is taking customers from indoor rinks.

The lack of available space means that if you can get a container, you’ll pay more for shipping what’s in it.

Too much inventory, a headache for some retailers, can be a boon for others.

Trains are delivering shipping containers brimming with the imported products consumers are demanding. Rail can tell us about U.S. exports, too.

The drought in California — the country’s biggest producer — will make tomato yields short by up to 10%, possibly boosting prices.

Irving Fain, CEO of Bowery Farming, hopes growing crops in warehouses near cities will increase access to fresh produce.