There is a shortage of alcohol during the holidays in the UK, and price increases are inevitable!

As essential products for celebrating festivals , alcoholic products such as red wine and champagne are bound to see a surge in demand during the upcoming holidays. However, affected by the supply chain crisis and worker shortages, it is expected that there will be a shortage of alcoholic products in the UK during Christmas and Thanksgiving this year.

Robert Foy, the owner of the UK's largest wine company, has warned that if the shortage of workers and the supply chain crisis continue, it will definitely affect the supply of wine for Christmas. When consumers buy wine products at Christmas , the range of products to choose from will become very small .

British alcohol retailers are grappling with festive stock shortages, but this depends on the UK's transport industry as a whole. Product shortages caused by a shortage of UK transport truck drivers will be exacerbated at a time when consumer demand rises during the festive period.

According to the UK Road Haulage Association (RHA), there is a shortage of around 100,000 transport drivers in the UK. Some industry figures want freight drivers to be added to the shortage occupation list, through which more overseas workers can be recruited to apply for freight driver jobs . British business ministers have rejected this request , but in order to ease the pressure on the industry, the rules on the legal driving time of drivers on the road have been relaxed.

As retailers and suppliers across the country work hard to stock up for the holidays to meet consumer demand , the cost of products is also rising , and with it comes an increase in product prices! It is reported that due to a shortage of freight drivers, the operating costs of about 250,000 businesses in the UK are increasing. Robert Foye also said that the company is working hard to avoid the result of product price increases, but this seems to be an irreversible trend.

In the case of shortages across the industry, merchants with inventory will be the winners during the holiday season. It is certain that the increase in demand for alcoholic products during the holiday season is an inevitable trend, and the supply chain crisis and worker shortages will continue to exist . Sellers in related industries must prepare early and do a good job of inventory management during the holiday shopping season.

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