Halloween stores relying on last year’s costumes with global supply chain backlog
Geoff Waszek, owner of Candy’s Costume Shop in Toronto, said he was wary of placing orders in January, as is customary in the industry for Halloween, out of fears that another lockdown would cancel the festivities.
Once he did start ordering, Waszek said he had to scrounge to source stock from a patchwork of suppliers who were struggling withU.S.-based HalloweenCostumes.com, which ships directly to Canadian consumers, said many of the goods they ordered won’t even arrive until after the holiday.Spokeswoman Ashley Theis said the company will just have to use the late items as stock for next year.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: