The coronavirus pandemic coupled with recent weather events in the South has strained supply chains in the home furniture industry, forcing homeowners to wait weeks, if not months, for some products. To get more news about wholesale furniture, you can visit beour.com official website.

For Hickory Chair Furniture Co. in North Carolina, not only has the cost of its materials – such as the metal and wood it uses – increased, but there is also a shortage of foam due to the winter storms last February.

Additionally, the factory has a limited number of workers to make the furniture due to coronavirus restrictions.

“It’s a very unique experience to have this level of demand and not be able to keep up with it,” Hickory Chair President Kevin Bowman told FOX Business’ Grady Trimble.

Material availability, staffing shortages and unprecedented demand is impacting our ability to fulfill orders quickly,” Room Board Chief Operating Officer Bruce Champeau said in a note to customers.

Historically, Champeau said that the company has been able to “fulfill orders within a matter of days to a few weeks” due to the fact that nearly off of its furniture and home decor is made by U.S. manufacturers. Now, due to the volatility of today’s environment, the company hasn’t been able to accurately foresee delays as it once could, according to Champeau.

To try and combat this, however, Champeau said the company is investing in bringing on “new manufacturing partners, adding delivery staff members and increasing warehouse space.”

For now, the company is encouraging customers to order ahead “to allow for longer wait times than usual.” While some items are in stock and available for delivery, many of its popular items are out of stock “for an extended time,” Champeau said.