14 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15
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Toys are ‘essential’ in pre-Christmas plea from national makers group based in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain's favourite Christmas toys revealed as sales are set to rise by 2%
Spain's favourite Christmas toys revealed as sales are set to rise by 2%

SPAIN’S toy manufacturers want their products to be classified as ‘essential items’ so that festive sales can continue unhindered during the pandemic restrictions.

The Costa Blanca-based Spanish Association of Toy Manufacturers(AEFJ) has launched a campaign called ‘Christmas is in your hands’.

They are calling for the government to guarantee that shops that sell basic necessities can keep their toy sections open as the festive season beckons.

The AEFJ say that the logistics of the Spanish toy industry are such that selling items solely online would be impossible due to ‘stock capacity’.

In a statement, the AEFJ said: “Specialist toy shops should be allowed to trade within the appropriate restrictions and people who have placed online orders with them, should be able to go along and collect their orders in person.”

“Our industry should be declared an essential asset especially with the Christmas campaign as we look to avoid irreversible economic damage in our sector and in thousands of toy stores,” the Ibi-based group added.

Alex Trelinski

Alex worked for 30 years for the BBC as a presenter, producer and manager. He covered a variety of areas specialising in sport, news and politics. After moving to the Costa Blanca over a decade ago, he edited a newspaper for 5 years and worked on local radio.

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