>>9774010I don't think it's that so much as they can't focus on it.
Post lockdowns they likley still have fewer factories in operation in China and Vietnam than Pre lockdowns and they likley have to prioritize product. Star Wars Black Series, Marvel Legends, Power Rangers Lighting Collection, and G.I. Joe Classified are all made at China factories and share said same factories with other companies such s Mattel, which we can wager are 50% functioning or or worse atm due to the reports of how they are still locking down, that means they have to manage what gets out when.
Black Series and Legends are license brands that were bestowed to them by Disney so they are given much higher priority which is why you still see product rolling out at such volumes and for the most part is much easier to get online. Power Rangers is a recent acquisition from only three years ago so they need to make back profits to justify the buyout but even they have had a major slow down in product because they own the IP and so can afford hurting it. That leaves Classified as the stepchild, it's an IP they always owned that wasn't that healthy before the lockdowns and with the newest movie bombing there is no incentive to risk effecting those other three lines just to get more Joes to market for mostly 40 something divorced dads to scalp.
Likewise Vietnam has been having serious issues with factory work as well and I wouldn't be surprised if they had to make a choice between there always selling well Transformers brands and the smaller lines such as the 3.75 Joe and Star Wars and the later is still a licensed line that the god mouse so it would be a line they be more incline still get made in high volume for stores.
