Major retailers from Levi Strauss to Costco are preparing alternative shipping plans to ensure goods arrive in time for the peak holiday season as the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports strike drags on.

Large retailers who had goods shipped early should be okay for holiday, but small and medium-sized businesses might not fare as well.

The largest dockworker strike in nearly fifty years has entered its third day at U.S. East Coast ports, threatening shortages of goods ranging from bananas to auto parts and causing a backlog of ships anchored outside major ports.

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U.S. East Coast and Gulf ports resumed operations after unionized dockworkers reached a tentative labor agreement with an employer group for a new contract, ending a three-day strike. The agreement, which was announced on Thursday,

As the dockworker’s strike continues, port shipment retailers may be affected by the backlog. The largest dockworker strike in nearly 50 years has entered its third day at U.S. East Coast ports, threatening shortages of goods ranging from bananas to auto parts and causing a backlog of ships anchored outside major ports.

Longshoremen are returning to work at the Port of Baltimore and other ports from Maine to Texas, three days after walking out on a strike that threatened to cripple the economy if it went on for an extended period of time.

Many ports along the East and Gulf coasts were shut down, threatening the country’s supply chains, after unionized port workers went on strike on Tuesday. But those workers will return to work after reaching a tentative agreement on wages with the group representing port employers.