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UK has 10 days to save Christmas, retail industry says By Reuters

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – Lorries can be seen parking at an HGV park at Cobham services, Cobham (Britain), August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -The lobby group that represents Britain’s retail industry said on Friday that unless more drivers are found in 10 days to alleviate an acute shortage then significant disruption in the run-up to Christmas is inevitable.

“HGV drivers are the glue which hold our supply chains together. Without them, we are unable to move goods from farms to warehouses to shops,” said Andrew Opie, director of food & sustainability at the British Retail Consortium.

If we don’t find new drivers within the next 10 days, significant disruptions will occur in the lead up to Christmas.

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