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But it's not really a UK company shipping to Italy, it's an Italian company that owns UK factory shipping to Italy. With a single market, it probably made sense
by Finnucane 6y ago
But it's not really a UK company shipping to Italy, it's an Italian company that owns UK factory shipping to Italy. With a single market, it probably made sense to Selle to have distribution flow from Italy. It's not their fault the UK is being an arse.
- johannes1234321 6y agoRight, they have a large distribution center in Italy, where they process all orders across Europe and beyond. Putting a distribution center into UK wasn't useful pre-Brexist as orders might contain items from different lines and a larger center is more efficient. Post-Brexit the market could be too small.
- hibbelig 6y agoWell it has been up to everyone to prepare for the new rules. I get that details have not been known until recently. But it was clear from the start that moving goods around like this will not work.
- toast0 6y agoThere was lots of hopeful talk about UK contining to be in the single market. I think I heard that up through spring of 2020. Even assuming it was clear that what they were doing wouldn't work, I don't think it was necessarily clear what would work. And it may not have been cost effective to change until necessary.