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Ginny Weasley was told that, once Olivander was no longer operating his shop, people would get their wands from other makers:

“Talking of Diagon Alley,’ said Mr Weasley, ‘looks like Ollivander’s gone too.’

‘The wand-maker?’ said Ginny, looking startled.

‘That’s the one. Shop’s empty. No sign of a struggle. No one knows whether he left voluntarily or was kidnapped.’

‘But wands – what’ll people do for wands?’

‘They’ll make do with other makers,’ said Lupin. ‘But Ollivander was the best, and if the other side have got him it’s not so good for us.”
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 6 (Draco's Detour)

Were there other wandmakers in Diagon Alley? Or would you have to go to another village or even another country (or by post) to get a new wand?

[yes, there is a 'second' shop in the Wizarding World park by Universal. I wouldn't consider that canon outside of a secondary source like JKR or something actually referencing that. The second shop in the park is merely one of traffic flow and economics imo - a chance to buy a wand without waiting around for the 'wand ceremony' experience]

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    I do find it peculiar that we know of more wand-makers in the US than we do in the UK or Europe. – Skooba Sep 12 '20 at 16:14
  • In case you want to avoid the dupe, you could probably repose your question as " Were there other Wandmakers in Diagon Alley during ...... time " – Shreedhar Sep 12 '20 at 16:17
  • nah - don't care about it being a dupe - thanks though @Shreedhar :) – NKCampbell Sep 12 '20 at 17:53

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There is possibly one other in Diagon Alley based on film canon:

Jimmy Kiddell owns the shop "Jimmy Kiddell's Wonderful Wands".

This based on a single sighting of a sign hanging in the first film.

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