Retailers sweat on supplier hold-ups
ykemp@tribunemedia.net 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. W...