'I have to sell ten weeks of toys in 23 days'

Retailers get ready to reopen following a six-week lockdown

Daithí O'Connor of World of Wonder Toys in Killarney said 40% of his yearly toy sales are recorded in the last 10 weeks. File picture: Don MacMonagle

A Munster toy store owner said retailers are getting ready to squeeze ten weeks of shopping into 23 days once Level 5 restrictions are removed next week.

Daithí O’Connor, proprietor of World of Wonder, who has worked in the toy trade for almost 30 years highlighted the importance of shopping local this year because of the additional pressures on small businesses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.