Italy is responsible for a large amount of high-end fashion production, home to more than 14,000 textile manufacturers that together produce products worth $42 billion in value each year. With Omicron cases surging and the booster shot only just becoming available to locals at the beginning of December, brands have started to see a slowdown in their Italian supply chains.
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After a wearying nearly two years of the pandemic, independent retailers are cautiously hoping their holiday seasons will be bright, despite the challenges this year ranging from supply chain snags to shortages of hot holiday items. Many businesses ordered decorations, toys, stocking stuffers and other items well in advance this year and have turned to…