Supermarket chains selling cheap imported Christmas decorations are causing
tough times for local producers. Traditional Czech hand-made decorations,
such as ornamental glass baubles, are facing competition from
factory-produced replicas sourced from China and sold at a fraction of the
cost. Over the last ten months, 430 million crowns worth of decorations
have been imported from China; consequently, domestic producers say they
have to rely largely on exports to stay afloat.