Ben Eaves / Director / Liverpool Cotton Brokers Ltd

Many retailers are placing smaller orders for their seasonal lines, then waiting to see which products sell well before replenishing those stocks weighted accordingly to popularity. It of course makes sense, but the replenishment orders are coming with shorter lead time demands and this is putting additional pressure on supply chains at a time when they are already facing many challenges like the Red Sea conflict, inflated input costs and in some countries USD liquidity issues.
Ben Eaves