M&S to buy more food from EU to counter obscene Brexit disruption
Border issues in Northern Ireland are affecting pre-prepared meals the retailer makes in England
23 May 2021 • 9:00am
Marks & Spencer is poised to start buying more food from countries within the European Union as it battles border disruption in Northern Ireland.
The firm plans to source more goods from companies on the Continent as well as from Ireland and Northern Ireland, after struggling to get English goods across the Irish Sea due to Brexit disruption.
Insiders said the company has been caught in the eye of the storm and that it is now seeking to reshape some of its supply chain.
How Middle England became addicted to Decathlon
Boss Eric Mazillier speaks on his 26-year career at Decathlon, the secret to keeping customers happy and the future
Eric Mazillier, CEO of Decathlon, at the flagship store in Surrey Quays
Credit: Heathcliff O Malley
The boss of Decathlon and I sit down at a foldable table in a Quechua tent in its vast shop in London’s Surrey Quays.
Frenchman Eric Mazillier, who runs the sportswear chain in the UK, asks if I speak French before we begin. I don’t, so English it is, but could I please speak slowly?
He needn’t worry. Mazillier’s 26-year career at Decathlon, which spans several senior roles in France, China, Romania, South Africa and now the UK, makes him a good conversationalist.