Primark has warned it could face a clothing shortage due to the coronavirus as it sources many of its products from China.
The owner of the high street giant has warned that there is a risk of supply shortages on some of the lines later in the year. That’s if factory delays in China caused by the coronavirus outbreak remain prolonged.
However the stocks are plentiful for ‘several months’ and it does not expect any ‘short-term impact’ as a result of the COVID-19.
According to Reuters, Primark is ‘working closely with its suppliers in China to assess the impact of the virus on their factories and supply chains and their ability to fulfil its current orders.’
The company is looking at strategies including increasing production from other countries to mitigate the shortfall, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, Turkey and Eastern Europe.
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