Tesco is the first supermarket chain to place "Not for EU" posters in their Northern Ireland stores.
Three big retailers are placing limits on shoppers on some produce lines. What is behind the rationing?
Roaming charges are back
03/07/2022
It comes as new EU new rules mean that a roaming customer who can use 5G services at home should also have 5G roaming services when this is available in another member state.
Giffgaff and Tesco have joined EE, Sky Mobile, Three and Vodafone in making contract changes.
There was no public announcement of the change, which was quietly slipped into new contracts earlier this week.
Britain has delayed imposing its full post-Brexit import controls on goods from the European Union again, pushing it back until the end of next year, saying it did not want to add more fuel to fast-rising inflation.
Food bank charity Trussell Trust warns rise in prices will lead to more families relying on grocery handouts
16/02/2022
Three food parcels are handed out to struggling households every minute, as Tesco boss warns worst of supermarket price rises are ‘yet to come’.
“And what's the Brexit dividend here? S-Group has already turned to French retailer Carrefour to fill the gap left by Tesco," a journalist has said.
Ministers are saying “this won’t be as bad as the winter of discontent”. I dread to think what they’ll promise next.
The government is planning a temporary scheme to make it easier for foreign lorry drivers to work in the UK.
The oil giant has warned the Government it will struggle to keep supplies topped up and called on ministers to change jobs rules for drivers.
Spaces on Northern Ireland shelves only going to get worse, says food sector… Brexit and Covid crisis blamed for ‘perfect storm’ of driver shortages
02/09/2021
Gaps are appearing on supermarket shelves in Northern Ireland, including at our biggest grocer Tesco, as stores struggle to keep up deliveries amid a shortage of lorry drivers.
The acute labor shortage because of self isolation is masking the systemic challenge for businesses struggling to recruit after Brexit.
Industry bosses say retailers will struggle to keep shelves stocked at Christmas amid worker shortage.
Many European drivers have left the country, Tesco chief explains.
Six supermarkets that provide three-quarters of Northern Ireland’s groceries have urged the UK government to take action to keep trade flowing when a Brexit grace period ends in October.
Shoppers have been warned that they could face more empty shelves due to a collapse in the supply chain as retailers face increasing pressure to keep up with demands whilst tackling staffing problems.
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are just some of the stores that have responded to the complaints from customers.
Lidl has blamed empty shelves at some of its stores on "disruptions to supply chain networks".
Loss of 100,000 hauliers due to Covid and Brexit will cause food ‘rolling power cuts’, experts warn
Tesco has told ministers its suppliers are wasting nearly 50 tonnes of food a week because of the worsening HGV driver shortage, The Grocer has learned.
Supermarket prices will rise more than is necessary unless there is greater collaboration with European suppliers on post-Brexit trade frictions, a Dutch business has warned.
How have consumers and businesses been impacted a month on from the end of transition period?
01/02/2021
What has changed in the 31 days since the UK left and how has it impacted consumers and businesses?