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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.
Levies to cover the increase in red tape, VAT and customs declarations are hitting trade to the European Union.
Something odd is happening with Brexit. Since June 2016 polls have all shown a nation split 50-50 on its merits. But now as we see what the reality of Brexit means there is a shift.
SHELF SHORTAGE Christmas ‘could be cancelled’ as UK food shortage crisis hits supermarkets
25/08/2021
SUPERMARKET bosses have warned that shortages could hit Christmas food supplies.
Scots food producers blame Brexit for shortages as experts warn shelves could be empty for weeks
23/02/2023
Scots shoppers have been confronted by empty shelves in recent days as the big supermarket chains struggle to obtain fresh produce.
Britain has been outside the EU’s legal regime for a year and has faced a number of impacts.
Sainsbury’s forced to stock rival supermarket’s products in Northern Ireland as Brexit border disruption hits supply lines
05/01/2021
‘Temporary’ agreement seeks to avoid empty shelves as a result of new trade checks.
Charlie McConalogue says trade between Ireland and UK will be difficult without deal.
Red alert as officials admit Northern Irish ports will not be ready for New Year deadline
25/09/2020
Average supermarket truck ‘will need 400 certifications’ to enter from British mainland.
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are just some of the stores that have responded to the complaints from customers.
Increases of up to 63% on products across big four supermarkets, says research by the Guardian and MySupermarket.com
Post-Brexit food labelling rules to appease DUP will lead to higher prices, says industry
01/02/2024
Forcing all UK supermarkets to put “not for EU” labels on meat, dairy and plant products in a move to assuage the concerns of unionists in Northern Ireland will force up prices and undermine the war against inflation, ministers have been told.
House of Lords hears costs related to chilled and fresh goods could prove a fatal barrier.
With inflation set to rise, alongside the cost of shopping and transport, the economic fallout will squeeze Britons’ budgets.
The sector relies on labour from the EU that is no longer available, producer Paul Kelly of KellyBronze said.
Supermarkets are preparing to introduce rationing for online shoppers to prevent panic buying in the event of a no-deal Brexit, The Sunday Times can reveal.
Health certificates could add 40,000-pound cost per truck. / Supermarkets may pull out if business unviable: Trade group. / Extra paperwork required by Brexit will raise U.K. supermarkets’ cost of operating in Northern Ireland so much that some may pull out, a trade group warned.
Industry faces "disaster" as only root vegetables may be on sale, and cost of ready meals could surge.
The warning comes after similar cautions from the country's leading supermarkets.
Unless deal is secured with EU, supermarket shoppers will see their bills rise £1.3 billion a year in tariffs.
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.
Items to disappear from supermarket shelves and prices to increase if UK crashes out of EU, group including Lidl, the Co-op, Pret a Manger and KFC say.
Sainsbury's, Asda and McDonald's are among those warning stockpiling fresh food is impossible and that the UK is very reliant on the EU for produce.
Supermarkets bringing meat products from Great Britain to Northern Ireland face new bureaucracy from Monday.