John Lewis is chartering a fleet of extra ships, along with a number of other businesses, to make sure it has Christmas stock on time. Christmas is when many retailers make most of their profits, including John Lewis. And it's throwing everything at it to make sure its stock arrives on time. The pandemic has wreaked havoc for the flow of goods around the world. There's still a shortage of containers and it's also tough getting a space on the vast ships that carry them from China. Freight costs have also rocketed. And if your stock does turn up as planned, you've got to make sure you have drivers to get the goods to distribution centres and on to stores. Add in the uncertainty over Covid and no wonder retailers are even more nervous than usual about the all important festive season. John Lewis Christmas campaign in stores would be delayed by two weeks. John Lewis said it was focusing on expanding its products and offerings for the holiday season, including 10 new Christmas emporiums in John Lewis and expanding areas related to the department store within Waitrose supermarkets.
