From brands starting in eCommerce (or doubling down on building eCommerce departments from the ground up to remain competitive), it’s been anything but a smooth ride.

Now, there’s even more for brand owners and eCommerce managers to consider: port congestion, shipping container, and equipment shortages, and snarled supply chains.

While retail brands are trying to figure things out as they go, direct-to-consumer brands have had an equally stressful time trying to keep products in the hands of their customers.