European retailers are rushing to place their Christmas orders early as soaring shipping costs and trade route disruption threaten holiday deliveries, experts say.
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NAM Implications:
- The stand-out item has to be the detrimental impact on the faltering sales of big-ticket items.
- Meanwhile, the increased shipping cost of foodstuffs will be reflected in shelf prices…
- …resulting in walkaways where appropriate.
- (Basic law of supply & demand…)
