Buy festive shopping in store, small retailers say
Andrew Goodacre, the chair of Bira, said that if customers want to be confident of getting their Christmas gifts on time, their best bet is to go and buy them in person.
But Mr Goodacre warned that it's a difficult situation for small retailers, many of whom will be reliant on Royal Mail to make deliveries. "If the silver lining from the very challenging situation around Royal Mail strikes does help produce busy local High Streets this Christmas, many bookshops will be pleased to welcome the increased traffic."Earlier this month, electrical goods chain Currys said it had stopped using Royal Mail for parcel deliveries due to the walkouts.
Some parcel companies claim the walkouts are having a knock-on effect, and forcing them to delay next-day deliveries as people and firms seek alternative ways to send their post.
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