Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

Post by iso947 » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 2:35 PM UTC

acd wrote: post #86

This is an example why exiting global cooperation such as the European Union is bad for the economy. Another side effect may be that For example the real estate market in London goes lower due to less foreign professionals competing for housing. Plus the price of vegetable at the supermarket will be higher due to more expensive imports from Holland the gardeners of Europe and Spanish fruits being more expensive. Ther…

Post by M2Ys4U » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 2:38 PM UTC

the_duke wrote: post #10

netcan wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bombshell in the context of that website's subject/audience. Not a bombshell to the UK or world generally.

But why is this a bombshell (implying a surprise), rather than the natural, expected consequence of the UK leaving the customs union? I'd imagine continuing the current scheme would add a lot of regulatory and procedural complexity for Amazon, which they are unwilling to handle. Isn't this something that was expected by sellers?

Post by bgfield » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 2:45 PM UTC

SideburnsOfDoom wrote: post #118

camcorder wrote: post #77

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Is it? The denial in Europe is currently that the flooding of the labor market with Eastern European workers has no consequences for the common man. Countries have been sold out to the stock markets for the last two decades. It is refreshing that the UK is the first to recognize this officially.

1) Any analysis that tacitly assumes that the fundamental conflict is between "Europe" and "the common man" should be suspect immediately. It clearly has an agenda. 2) The UK government had at its disposal number of measures that could prevent or mitigate the impact of "Eastern European workers flooding the labor market" on "The Common man" (UK citizen edition thereof, only). Following the accession of Poland and oth…

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 2:46 PM UTC

Reason077 wrote: post #29

So stupid! The UK voted to keep Europeans from coming over here and taking our jobs and seducing our women with their sophisticated accents. There was nothing about blocking European goods and European fulfilment centres. Boris Johnson even assured us that it was going to be easy to get a "great deal" on free trade. This is not the Brexit we voted for!!

Post by vilifiedtwin » Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 2:49 PM UTC

acd wrote: post #86

This is an example why exiting global cooperation such as the European Union is bad for the economy. Another side effect may be that For example the real estate market in London goes lower due to less foreign professionals competing for housing. Plus the price of vegetable at the supermarket will be higher due to more expensive imports from Holland the gardeners of Europe and Spanish fruits being more expensive. Ther…