Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles to switch off international e-commerce stores, citing Brexit
30/11/2023
Administrators have today announced that the international eCommerce stores for Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles will be switched off. / In a move that will see the WiggleCRC business "focus its efforts solely on the UK market," the Joint Administrators in charge of the group have revealed that the transition will take place "over the coming weeks."
Vintage clothes shop in Corby closes and says Brexit has 'destroyed online vintage businesses'
28/02/2023
They have decided to scale down their business in order to spend more time as a family, but say the decision is also because Brexit has made their business far more difficult to run.
Brexit concerns need to be heard
23/02/2023
The UK’s exit from the European Union is damaging business and the difficult trading landscape post-Brexit cannot continue, argues Dan Gyves, managing director at Esska Shoes.
EU launches four new legal actions against UK government for breaking Northern Ireland protocol
22/07/2022
The European Commission has launched four new legal actions against the UK government for breaking parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal.
The cost of using your card online to buy a shipment from France has soared fivefold since Brexit.
Visa and Mastercard face watchdog review into card fees as retailers face FIVE-FOLD increase in charges for online payments from EU after Brexit
21/06/2022
Card fees for online transactions between UK and EU up five-fold since Brexit.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has released research it commissioned from Ipsos MRBI in December 2021 examining the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit on consumers awareness and behaviours while shopping online.
There has been a significant decline in online shopping from British-based websites post-Brexit, with just under half of those who have bought from the UK experiencing some kind of issues with their deliveries.
Britain has been outside the EU’s legal regime for a year and has faced a number of impacts.
The House of Lords European Affairs Committee heard that whilst technology infrastructure and digital tools could help, more clarity and support is needed.
Two-in-three online shoppers here have reduced their purchasing from UK websites because of Brexit, according to a survey commissioned by KPMG.
Post-Brexit border controls and customs requirements have “gutted” SME businesses – and have left some industries fearing a UK talent drain.
The Financial Conduct Authority has reminded UK payment service providers to prepare for changes to the law affecting cross-border payments due to Brexit.
Amazon will stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the UK from next year because of the high transaction fees charged by the payment processor, the ecommerce giant said on Wednesday.
ONLINE giant Amazon is to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the UK as transaction fees have skyrocketed post-Brexit.
Independent artists and labels say Brexit has had “outrageous” impact in shipping music and merch to and from Europe
16/11/2021
Many UK acts and labels now find it "kind of untenable to ship records to Europe"
A SCOTS musician and entrepreneur has told how the nightmare of Brexit has been a “bomb” in his life – leaving him unable to tour and posing huge problems for his online merchandising business.
Anyone ordering goods from the EU in 2021 has likely come in for a nasty shock to the wallet.
HMRC warns Christmas shoppers over ‘unexpected charges’ from overseas traders brought on by Brexit changes
18/09/2021
With less than 100 days to go until Christmas, HMRC is urging shoppers to ensure they don’t get caught out by unexpected charges when buying from overseas traders.
WITH just 100 days to go until Christmas, HMRC is urging shoppers to ensure they don’t get caught out by unexpected charges when buying from overseas traders.
Which? said shoppers buying from the EU could face additional fees of up to £300 this Christmas.
Every now and then there are weeks when Brexit issues surge back to the foreground, and this has been one of them.
Current charges, which have remained unchanged since the UK severed ties with the EU, are roughly 0.5 per cent.
UK business is again looking for workarounds to continue trading with the EU, after Germany announced it would be ending VAT exemption for goods valued at less than €22.
More than one in three UK businesses (37 per cent) have lost revenue from cross-border card payments post-Brexit, according to new research.