British Corner Shop opens new European DC in Netherlands

Online grocery store British Corner Shop has opened a new warehouse in Wijchen, The Netherlands.

This facility is the first of its kind for the Bristol-based business, which exports British corner shop products.

The export industry has been massively impacted by Brexit, with British Corner Shop seeing a drop of 40% in turnover in the European market.

It says that the move to a dedicated European warehouse allows it to return to giving customers “uncompromised service, free of supply chain and cross border compliance delays”.

With the new supply chain in place, British Corner Shop aims to enhance the proposition for its European customers.

Plans include expansion of the brands and products on offer, increasing the range to over 5,000 of the best loved British products.

This will also involve expanding the Marks & Spencer product range, including chilled, fresh and bakery, and adding new categories including alcohol and organic ranges.

Jon Farrar, Head of Marketing at British Corner Shop, says: “Our customer base in Europe has, and continues to be, of great importance to us.”

“Brexit changed the way we serve our customers, adding complexity in both the physical movement of goods and compliance in terms of the cross-border trade between the UK and Europe.”

“With our new integrated, warehousing and supply chain operations based in the Netherlands, we have welcomed our first cohort of local employees and are dispatching orders for next day delivery across Europe successfully. The initial customer feedback has been extremely positive.”

“We feel positive that the challenges brought about by Brexit are behind us, and that we are moving forward now in way that is significantly better than before for our European customers.”

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