One third of retailers not prepared for Brexit despite looming deadline

By Becky Bargh | Published: 26-Nov-2020
Regulatory Retail

A no-deal Brexit could mean a backlog of orders and delays in importing goods from EU suppliers, but almost 30% are still not ready for Brexit in 6 weeks time

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One third of retailers are not prepared for Brexit despite the country’s exit in six weeks time, according to a new study.

Almost 30% of retailers have not made any preparations for the Brexit deadline at the end of 2020, the survey by global e-commerce company PFS found, despite nearly 80% being impacted by the cross-border effects of Brexit.

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