Lego shortage leaves toy stores between a block and a hard place
When parents of Lego-loving children head out to do their Christmas shopping this year, they may have to skip independent toy stores. Toy suppliers say the booming popularity of
The Lego Movie has led to a product shortage.
To address the shortfall, Lego has cut off supplies to independent Canadian children’s stores until 2015, according to some toy retailers.
The business, which recently overtook Barbie maker Mattel as the largest toy company in the world, confirmed that “consumer demand for Lego products has been stronger and earlier this year than ever before” and said it had “shipped more Lego stock to all of our retailers across Canada than in previous years at this same time.”
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