13 Nov 2020

Christmas retail faces shortage as Covid-19 slows freight

From Checkpoint, 5:39 pm on 13 November 2020

Retailers are grappling with huge demand ahead of Christmas, but Covid-19 has put the brakes on goods arriving on these shores.

Nearly 50 percent of retailers are expecting stock shortages ahead of Black Friday sales and Christmas.

Louise Ternouth reports.

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