Industry experts warn current shortages of some items could be 'the final straw' for some firms.
The shopkeeper tells how one order from a German firm cost four times as much as it did at the start of the year.
One of his staple products is milk. But three times he visited his usual cash and carry supplier, and each time it had none. The newsagent says the nature of his business means local people just want to dash in for day-to-day essentials and he is concerned about disappointing them. Mr Singh says his store has only managed to avoid having empty shelves because it holds a good amount of backroom stock.Retail expert Natalie Berg, founder of NBK Retail, says there is "no overnight solution" to the current issues
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