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Retailers Rush to Avoid Delays to Spring Collections Due to Red Sea Attacks

Retailers worldwide are stocking up on goods before China’s Lunar New Year holiday and seeking air or rail alternatives to transportation via the Red Sea in a scramble to avoid empty shelves this spring, executives and experts told Reuters.
A cargo ship on the South China Sea.
Retailers rush to avoid delays to spring collections due to Red Sea attacks. (Shutterstock)

One European retailer said it was delaying marketing campaigns for some specific goods until stocks were secured.

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