Tag: Brexit
Brexit food shortages concern ‘a quarter of retailers’
According to a survey of 250 independent and symbol retailers conducted by shopper insight agency HIM last month,...
Brits ‘stockpile £4bn’ in preparation for no-deal Brexit
Brexit uncertainty resulted in British retail sales flatlining in August, as shoppers cut back on non-essential products. Yet...
Quarter of retailers worried about post-Brexit food shortages, says HIM
Just over a quarter (27%) of independent and symbol retailers are concerned about food shortages when the UK...
Shoppers braced for post-Brexit food shortages, says HIM
Almost two-thirds (61%) of shoppers expect there to be food shortages as a result of Brexit. That’s according...
Shopper pessimism around Brexit grows
Research among 1,000 shoppers carried out in the first week of March by HIM has confirmed a growth...
Brexit fears set to hit Scots’ spending
A new PwC study has found that Scottish consumers are among the most concerned about the economic impact...
Immigration threshold threatens local retailing community
The UK Government’s £30,000 immigration threshold could seriously destabilise the Scottish local retailing community. by J.S. von Dacre...
UK food retailers face £9.3bn no-deal Brexit bill
Retailers could face additional tariffs totalling £9.3bn per year for food and drink products imported from the EU...
SRC urges government to ‘put customers first’ in Brexit negotiations
The British Retail Consortium has produced new research analysing the effect of ‘non-tariff barriers’ on imports of goods...
BRC calls for tariff-free trade post-Brexit
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned grocery shoppers of the potential price rises they face after Brexit...