Fashion fears on price and product grow as conflict grounds buying teams
The leaders of UK fashion retailers have told Retail Week the sector may be just a few months away from availability issues with buying and merchandising teams grounded at home and abroad, and are bracing for added price hikes with supply chains left in chaos by the deepening conflict in the Middle East.
Some haven’t been quite so lucky. Retail Week understands that buyers and merchandisers from several large fashion and general merchandise retailers were stuck in the Far and Middle East last week, when the conflict suddenly roared into life.
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