Covid throws a shadow over the Bengaluru toy market

Bengaluru: Disorders originating from Covid-19 have reached the supply of toys, especially those imported metals such as cars and dolls, in Bengaluru.
Reducing imports, especially from China and other Asian countries, and transportation obstacles between countries because the pandemic is blamed for the situation.
Vaibhav who is four years old from CV Raman Nagar has longed for small metal cars, which has become his favorite.
But his father Reddy could not find the item for him since October.
“Even ordinary shops that have a series of hot wheel toys seem to run out of stock and new models have not arrived,” Reddy said.
According to Pasha from Sapphire toys on Richmond Road, the shortcomings of toys were beaten like before and this soon after the first lock ended at 2020.
“Most metal toys, dolls, and other play items for children, which often come from China, Having fully stops coming.
Covid situation in various states and limiting locking and transportation has reduced supply to the city in a large way, “he said.
Many sellers and toy dealers say their product prices also rose 30-40% after the first lock due to increased fuel tariffs and the consequences of increasing transportation costs.
“Metal Toys have not tried for the past eight months even at the end of the dealer, perhaps because the import falls after the plague and locking Covid-19.
In addition, the transportation costs have also been soaring,” said Vijetha Singh of Potato, a toy store in Nagarbhavi.
Stating that the purchase price of each and each toy has risen at least 30% in recent months, Singh shows that all this comes in the background of retailers that are shaken under the impact of two locking and struggling to overcome the deterioration in the business.
Dealers insist on cash payments: Toy retailer retailers Toys say dealers offer credit for bulk orders and insist on cash payments in advance.
“It’s almost no business since April.
How the retailer can order by paying full cash to the dealer,” Singh asked.
As many collectors who are sought like small metal cars have become difficult to find, most of the retailers say children must wait normal before they can put their hands on their favorite toys.