business news

Retail giant Tesco to make suppliers ship food items across Irish Sea

Date: May 31, 2021 Sunil Jha Sunil Jha
Retail giant Tesco to make suppliers ship food items across Irish Sea 
Tesco, the leading multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer, is reportedly set to make dealers ship food to Northern Ireland through the Irish Sea on their own, stating that the border checks have become a much more complex process.



As per reports, the retail firm is working towards changing as to how it delivers produce to its stores across Northern Ireland as soon as Brexit checks are launched in October.



The United Kingdom is planning on unveiling phased border checks on food items in the Irish Sea from October. However, sea border included in the deal has been the major practical challenge, with Northern Ireland having stayed part of the single market of the EU for goods, meanwhile the rest of the United Kingdom has left.



The retail giant has allegedly asked a few of its suppliers to begin delivering their own items from Great Britain into the Republic of Ireland. From there, the firm will take the supplies over the border into the Northern Ireland region.



It is in fact believed that these plans might be followed by other top grocers, who are looking to avoid any sort of delays and paperwork at the Irish Sea border. However, lobby groups of the suppliers have raised concern that they will be hit with additional costs because of the proposals.



A Tesco spokesman stated that through the Brexit transition period, Tesco has worked jointly with its suppliers and also provided a lot of support wherever possible, so as to reduce any potential interruption for consumers.



The spokesman added that the upcoming mandates on transporting particular food items across Northern Ireland are quite complex, and Tesco is in contact with its suppliers to ascertain how the firm could make this process more efficient in the following months.



Source credit: https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2021/05/tesco-tells-suppliers-to-ship-food-across-irish-sea-themselves/



 

About the author

View All Posts

Sunil Jha

Sunil Jha has been a part of the content industry for close to two years. Having previously worked as a voice over artist and sportswriter, he now focuses on writing articles for newsorigins.com, across a slew of topics, ranging from technology to trade and finance. With a business-oriented educational background, Sunil brings forth the expertise of deep-dive research and a strategic approach in his write ups.