As a result of the logistical & personnel challenges caused by the outbreak, freight yards are extremely backlogged. If and when there are containers available, loading them is much more time consuming than before due to the lack of personnel available to work. The issues here are two-pronged: With both a personnel and container shortage, prices to book containers are...

 During Spring Q-Con, we pulled back the curtain on several brand new Q-Figs currently in progress: Princess Jasmine, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Stitch from Disney; The Predator (featuring a cameo from Ah-nold himself); and the next Q-Figs in our line from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sokka and Katara. We also unboxed our new spring items live on camera, including...

So what is a freight forwarder and why is important? “Essentially, a freight forwarder is a broker who books space on boats and containers. They have trucking partners domestically and in China. Their job is to get your product, get it on the boat, and make sure it sails,” elaborates Hansen. This is probably the one instance where a reference...