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Consumers could face meat, fish, fruit and vegetable shortages and higher prices.
Major trade bodies say they have been stopped from telling member companies about plans for customs and trade. / "We are collectively of the opinion that members are not ready for a no-deal exit on March 29."
While politicians fail to understand the basics of the Single Market and customs unions, retailers are spending millions mitigating the risk of a ’no-deal’ Brexit – this cannot continue.
British Retail Consortium says sales are down 2.7%, blaming uncertainty over Brexit. / Britain’s retailers are warning of a fresh wave of job losses and store closures after its health check of consumer spending showed the biggest drop in almost a quarter of a century last month.
The UK food industry said the main impact of such a departure from the bloc will be on fresh produce, such as fruit and vegetables, which cannot be stockpiled by retailers or consumers and are largely imported from the EU during the winter months.
Industry body for UK retailers says claims there will be no fresh food shortages are 'categorically untrue'.
Retailers Reject Gove's Claim No-Deal Brexit Would Not Hit Fresh Food As 'Categorically Untrue'
01/09/2019
Food industry has been "crystal clear" with the government, says trade body in fuming statement.
October worst time to stockpile as warehouses full of Christmas goods, says retail body. / Retailers have warned that there will be shortages of fresh food coupled with potential price rises if there is a no-deal Brexit.
British Retail Consortium says a no-deal Brexit will result in shortages of fresh food [2 mins]
04/09/2019
“Do you have any explanation at all as to why [Michael Gove] should have said there will be no shortages of fresh food given what you've just told us? / “No.” / The British Retail Consortium says a no-deal Brexit will result in shortages of fresh food.
Low consumer confidence also affects sales at Morrisons, and Co-op says crashing out of EU threatens its supply chain.
The British Retail Consortium blamed Brexit uncertainty and weak consumer demand in a new report.
Boris Johnson Brexit deal to cause price hikes and shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables, retail chiefs warn
11/02/2020
'This is going to hit us in January....customers are really going to see the problems on supermarket shelves'
EU goods will face import controls from Jan 1 2021 after transition period ends, Michael Gove warns
11/02/2020
GOODS coming to Britain from the EU will face import controls from January 1 next year, Michael Gove has warned.
Post-Brexit transition border checks could cause fresh food supply problems, an industry body has warned.
British consumers face higher prices and reduced availability of goods if the government fails to agree pragmatic solutions with the European Union on regulatory checks at ports in any post-Brexit deal, the retail industry’s lobby group warned on Monday.
‘No time to lose’: Food importers tell Boris Johnson to act to prevent price hikes and shortages from hard Brexit
17/02/2020
Retailers reveal ‘mountain of paperwork’ they face – and tell prime minister to strike agreement with EU to minimise damage.
The U.K. is due to lose the ability to sell fresh sausages to the European Union after Brexit, a sign of the economic upheaval that comes from quitting the bloc’s single market.
Sausage makers say they won’t be able to sell into EU after Brexit because government hasn't sorted certification
18/02/2020
The UK's famous sausages, from Cumberland to Lincolnshire, stand to suffer if the government doesn't act.
Retail lobby group says higher tariffs and extensive checks would harm consumers.
Industry leaders fear trading will be harder and more costly without comprehensive deal.
No-deal Brexit will ‘cause food shortages worse than coronavirus panic buying’ - The Grocer
05/06/2020
Failure to reach a Brexit deal with Europe will lead to much worse food shortages than the coronavirus panic buying crisis: this was the stark warning made to MPs today by Andrew Opie, director of food at the British Retail Consortium.
‘Disorderly’ no-deal Brexit will strain food supply chain even more than coronavirus, MPs warned
05/06/2020
‘The focus of retailers now is 100 per cent on what’s going to happen on 1 January’
Shoppers could pay more after no-deal Brexit
25/09/2020
Shoppers will feel the impact of a no-deal Brexit at supermarket tills, the British Retail Consortium has warned.
No-deal Brexit would drive up food prices, retailers claim as UK and EU talks on free-trade deal enter ‘final period’
25/09/2020
The British Retail Consortium says that the cost of tariffs on EU goods for consumers would be £3.1bn a year.
What happens if we have no deal?
15/10/2020
Mr Johnson told his cabinet this week that leaving the EU without a deal should hold “no fear” for Britain, but was he right?