As the Yuletide season nears, at least one major retailer is putting Barbadians on notice to expect a shortage in Christmas décor.Managing Director of Woolworth Martin Bryan said shipping disruptions and the exponential increase in the cost of some items meant there would be limited decoration options this year.The news has come as no shock to Chairman of the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) Trisha Tannis who says she expects similar shortages to continue for at least the next six months.Bryan told Barbados TODAY while Barbadians could continue to look forward to a wide variety of curtains, linens and toys, decorations would not be as plentiful.“I think Christmas décor on a whole is going to be short. Christmas decorations, lights – a lot of the items you either cannot get or the price is too expensive to bring. We have been looking into some Christmas stuff and, honestly, the prices are astronomical so I think you’re going to get a shortage of Christmas-themed décor,” Bryan admitted.
