The Convenience Mix is the brand-new four-weekly podcast dedicated to the UK convenience retail market. Brought to you by the market leaders in data, coverage and insight, Conveniencestore.co.uk, Lumina Intelligence and The Grocer – the podcast hones in on specific trends impacting the sector, sharing the latest data, news and insight to give retailers, suppliers and wholesalers the information needed to support business critical decisions.
Episode twelve – Brexit: Where Are We And What’s Next? – sees our experts look at the impact of Brexit on the UK convenience sector, both short and long-term. Since the UK decided to vote to leave the EU back in 2016, the issue has dominated headlines and remained on top of business agendas. The situation has changed so many times since the referendum and even at the start of 2022, the parameters for trading changed again. To help provide some clarity on where the UK is at in terms of trading with its EU neighbours, we also hear from chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation Shane Brennan…
In this episode our experts explore:
The impact of Brexit on the supply chain in retail
Multiple factors over the last 18-24 months have caused disruption to the UK food & drink supply chain, resulting in staff shortages, product shortages and increased costs. Speaking at the Convenience Conference last September, former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King warned that Brexit is going to completely overshadow Covid in terms of disruption. We discuss this in detail and unpick the impact that Brexit is going to have on the UK retail supply chain.
Is convenience more vulnerable than other channels?
What about UK convenience more specifically? How has UK convenience retail been impacted so far and what should we expect over the coming months? How can retailers, suppliers and wholesalers plan for the what is to come? What support is needed?
What are the opportunities for independent retailers?
With the importing of products being more difficult, that may lead to a ‘Buy British’ movement. Are Independent retailers ideally placed to be able to take advantage of working with smaller, more local suppliers than their major multiple competitors? Is this reflected across Lumina Intelligence shopper insight?
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