This essential daily is about to become more expensive, say companies
It may not be a shortage, but prices increase due to increased material costs.
It will probably long before anyone forgets thePentines of toilet paper We knew at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. And although supply problems have been mainly understood, there may be another major change to come that will affect how you buy everyday essential elements. It's because the toilet paper and other objects could becomemore expensive soon,United States today reports. Read it to see what this could mean for your budget, and for more important updates of household items, discoverIf you have this bottled water at home, stop it from drinking it now, says FDA.
The prices of certain toilet paper brands can increase in the coming months.
In a statement published on March 31, Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that it had notified retailers' customers in the United States and Canada that it would beIncreasing awards on its products In the coming months, CNN Business Reports. The company currently produces Scott, Cottonelle and Viva product brands of paper products.
"Percentage increases are in mid-height figures," Kimberly-Clark said in the statement. "Almost all increases will be effective at the end of June."
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Other paper products and baby care items could also see price increases.
But changes could affect more than toilet paper. Kimberly-Clark also announced that this would raise prices on "a majority of its consumer products in North America", which means that other brands in its portfolio - including Kleenex tissues, the products of the Hygiene Kotex and Huggie layers can also become more expensive at the cash register.
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Retailers will need to decide how to transmit increased cost.
Despite the announcement, it is not clear that the modifications will affect prices in the aisles. Indeed, price increases set by Kimberly-Clark to its retailers, which include Walmart, Amazon, Costco, target, and more, can be transmitted to customers in the form of a retail price increase or absorbed as a loss.
But some experts believe that the System Major shock will probably end with customers who pay more for their products.Kevin Grundy, an analyst at Jefferies, says CNN. It expects retailers to increase their prices. He also believes that this will lead the main competitors such as Procter & Gamble to take prizes by increasing the prices of retailers, resulting in price tags jumping on most trademarks of the Alley of Goods.
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The global navigation crisis could also create new shortages of many products.
It also seems that some parts of 2020 can come back to haunt buyers in the form ofShortages of products on the shelves. Analysts emphasize that rising costs can be attributed to the current global shipping crisis, which stems from pandemic issues and has recently been aggravated by the infamous blockage of Suez Canal for six days by a large cargo ship.
Because of the internationalShortage of shipping containersProducts such as hygienic paper could be low input in the coming months, Yahoo Finance reports. Distribution of the distribution chain could also mean increased prices on the elements. And for more effects of the situation of the Suez Canal, checkThese popular products are about to disappear from the shelves, experts to warn.
