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Retailers say supplier hold-ups and continuing concerns over consumer demand are dominating the run-up to Christmas sales.
Keva Gotlieb, general manager of the SportsCentre s Sandy Port location, told Tribune Business that vendor delays rather than the late end to curb-side restrictions had caused Christmas inventory challenges.
She said: “We had some challenges with our vendors, and we have a few of our vendors in, but not really the full stock we normally would have had had it been a regular year. It didn t have anything to do with curbside, it s just the vendors. With Nike, Reebok, it was just a problem trying to get things in.”