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The direct to consumer trend is one that ‘needs to be taken more seriously’ by the UK’s independent retailer network, toy shop owners have warned, as consumers and manufacturers have grown increasingly comfortable with bypassing the middleman.
A movement that has been bubbling away for the past few years through the retail and shopping applications implemented through social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, fears have begun to surface that the direct to consumer method is increasing at an alarming rate, to the point where independent retailers will ‘struggle to find a place in the post-pandemic world of consumerism.’
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Independent toy retailers have blasted the UK government for under-serving the country’s small businesses, labelling the current grants offered to them in the face of yet more months of closure as “derisory.”
The announcement of further restrictions and imposed nation-wide lockdowns across Scotland and England made this week, as well as plans to issue £4.6bn in relief funds for those in the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors, has done little for the confidence of business owners now forced to shut their doors for a third time.
Following the announcement on Monday, January 4th, Chancellor Rishi Sunak was quick to detail plans to supplement businesses with a relief fund that would offer small business owners grants of up to £9,000 amid the ongoing fight against the coronavirus pandemic.