Is this normal for this time due to retailers stocking up for Christmas? My main vendor says the orders are up because of the coming season but they arent as large as they were this time last year.
The pace has been pretty consistent since last Feb. Our retailers don’t really stock more for Christmas, they opt for the reorder route and hope we can rush replacement stock if need be. The big increase is with local customers and while their orders are seasonal they don’t have much to do with the holiday season.