All Brexit articles – Page 60
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NewsConsumer confidence ‘at six-year low’ due to Brexit, warns Asda’s Burnley
Walmart reported 0.5% like-for-like sales growth for Asda, excluding petrol, for the period 1 April to 30 June 2019
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NewsRetail CEOs call for reform of ‘broken’ business rates system
Signatories to the letter include Asda, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op
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NewsRestaurants and cafés warned to plan for huge no-deal Brexit blow
MCA said Brexit uncertainty has already caused the market to shrink 1.9%
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NewsGrocery leaders waiting on ‘Operation Kingfisher’ no-deal Brexit support
Food and drink bosses have also warned of major cashflow problems
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Comment & OpinionA no-deal Brexit will soon show how we’re not all in it together
We’re not all in this together. It’s not a Blitz spirit. A no-deal Brexit is a competitive opportunity same as any other
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Analysis & FeaturesUS to triple tariff-free EU exports of hormone-free beef
A seven-year agreement will see tariff-free exports boosted
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Comment & OpinionWhere’s the no-deal Brexit plan to prevent animal culls and food shortages?
The government has yet to provide the industry with much of the basic information it needs to plan for a no-deal scenario
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NewsFDF calls for relaxation of rules to aid no-deal planning
Competition lawyers are not expecting the government to allow a relaxation of the rules
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NewsPotential for ‘panic buying’ post-Brexit, warns former trade minister
Lord Price’s comments follow the release of a report calling for more transparency over no-deal food planning
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NewsNo-deal Brexit expected but food and drink unclear on plans
Senior industry sources believe a no-deal Brexit is now likely, but will that translate into increased planning from businesses
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Comment & OpinionReality of a no-deal Brexit has changed the mood in grocery
The clock is ticking and the mood in the grocery industry is turning faster than a consignment of meat stranded on the M20…
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the meat sector survive no-deal - and will Johnson help?
With three months to go and no deal in sight, business is doing all it can – but is it enough?
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NewsLidl hunts senior customs specialist as no-deal Brexit threat looms
The supermarket has created a new customs department to deal with importing challenges
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Comment & OpinionThe ‘Brexit at all costs’ Cabinet faces a never-more serious situation
The appointment of a new PM is always important to the grocery sector
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NewsDefra secretary Villiers urged to reassure food sector over Brexit
Industry leaders have called on Villiers to offer ’urgent reassurances’ on future trade relationships, environmental and animal welfare standards
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NewsMichael Gove out at Defra but will work to stave off no-deal
Gove has been charged with overseeing planning for a possible no-deal Brexit
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NewsNo-deal Brexit will hit older and poorer customers hardest, warns FDF
Ian Wright said communities most reliant on convenience stores and in remote areas were facing months of shortage
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NewsNew prime minister Boris Johnson urged to abandon no-deal threat
Johnson was elected to lead the Conservative Party today by 92,153 votes to 46,656 over his rival Jeremy Hunt
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s public health policies are a farce. What now?
The Department of Health’s new green paper suggests a government clutching at straws. Can a new PM change things?
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Comment & OpinionNever mind the no-deal Brexit: food prices are going up already
The supermarkets are already facing massive pressure on prices. The question is just how much worse a no-deal would make it