Monday 3rd February, just after four am. Tom Grass hauled the wheel of his 32 tonne Volvo truck over to the left as he headed into Times Square in Central Manhattan. Turning left on 42nd Street, the big truck glided to a halt outside the loading bay for the Manhattan Central branch of the world’s biggest toy retailer, Toys ‘R’ Us. Almost an hour early for his delivery slot, Tom relaxed, free to head for breakfast at Mac’s 24 hour diner before TRU’s goods-inward team opened up for business, then an hour supervising the delivery before he could set off back for the depot.

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