UK toy chain warns of reduced choice at Christmas because of supply disruption

The Entertainer also talks of price rises as labour shortages and higher transport costs hit retail industry

There will be a reduced choice of toys in stores this Christmas, and prices are expected to rise by 10% over 18 months because of supply chain disruption, labour shortages and higher transport costs, the chairman of the retailer The Entertainer has warned.

Gary Grant, the founder of the family-run toy store chain, which has about 170 shops in the UK, said the cost of shipping a container from China by sea had risen twelvefold from about $1,500 (£1,095) a container in early 2020 to nearer $18,000.

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