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TCL’s TV division in Australia is having major problems with supply with the JB Hi Fi Ffalcon range which is manufactured by TCL set to be affected. ChannelNews understands that the Chinese
TV Company who are the #1 TV supplier in the USA is struggling to supply both their own TCL branded with retailers told that they will be lucky to get 30% of what they were expecting.
Currently all retailers selling TV’s are struggling to get stock. Hisense has already forecast a 20% fall in TV sales and Sony is telling retailers that they will not have stock until “At
least September”. The problem for local retailers is that there is massive demand for TV’s in particular large sized 4K Ultra High Definition TV’s. Sources in Asia have told ChannelNews that
before the end of the year the situation could get worse as there are significant shortages of components as well as problems with the shipping of product out od Asian manufacturing plants.
Changhong who has supply of boththeir ChiQ TV’s and appliances is currently shipping stock to retailers David Esler General Manager at the Chinese Company said that this year has been
extremely good for the brand. At the start of the year it was all doom and gloom now we are working closely with our retail partners we have supply of TV and appliances for the retailers we
are working with” he said. He did indicate that the Company would struggle to deliver goods for new retailers or retailers shopping supply. About Post Author David Richards David Richards
has been writing about technology for more than 30 years. A former Fleet Street journalist, he wrote the Award Winning Series on the Federated Ships Painters + Dockers Union for the Bulletin
that led to a Royal Commission. He is also a Logie Winner for Outstanding Contribution To TV Journalism with a story called The Werribee Affair. In 1997, he built the largest Australian
technology media company and prior to that the third largest PR company that became the foundation company for Ogilvy PR. Today he writes about technology and the impact on both business and
consumers.