If these are the prices I will buy Grandus and nothing else. Your move, Hasbro.
A less than encouraging update on this issue:A developing story at the moment:
Everest Toys, a Canada based distributor, has, seemingly, abruptly shut down. Everest is a North American distributor for specialty retailers who handle everything from acquired brands like Crazy Forts and Alex Global Products, to distribution for major companies like Blokees, Mattel, Lego, and Hasbro. Details remain light on the specifics as to the abrupt closure of the family owned business, but its website remains online, even as its phone support line went dark the last couple of days.
Everest Toys is a major foundation for the Putnam Investments Group of properties, which include Sunrise Records, FYE, Famous Toys and the Canadian arms of Toys R Us and Babies R Us. Disruptions in Everest's business would likely have a ripple effect across North American specialty retailers.
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Everest Toys Faces Uncertain Future
Sources say a restructuring may be in play, but the sudden shutdown underscores ongoing challenges for distributors navigating tariffs and shifting retail dynamics.toybook.com
I mean, EE's fundamental business is a distributor at this point, not "point of sale" type stuff BBTS or Pulse do. As is, EE practically never sold individual items from assorted cases on a regular basis until around 2013-2015 when Hasbro actually started to ship stuff in solid cases as a SOP on the regular. At least part of the delays could well be attributed to the fact they DO serve other, smaller, retailers and there might have been an effort to service that customer base before the stand alone orders.But why they got scooped all those times could be useful information.
amazon japan doesn't exclusively use japan post, there are other couriers that are still shipping to the US like DHL express.Did I hear something about Japan Post not shipping to the US because of the tariffs? How will that effect Amazon.jp orders? I just started using Amazon Japan when the Wild King stuff came out. I've got a pre-order in for Missing Link Nemesis and I'm wondering if I should cancel it and order from a state-side store.