Online retailer ceases trading with loss of 20 jobs

A firm which specialised in selling British brands to expats living across the world has ceased trading.

Two people have lost their jobs after British Corner Shop, which was based in South Gloucestershire ceased trading.

The online retailer which sold more than 6,000 iconic British food brands to customers and expats across the world has entered administration and ceased trading.

The firm which was acquired out of administration in 2023 had been struggling as a result of Brexit and the pandemic.

Jonathan Dunn and Matthew Whitchurch of FRP were appointed as joint administrators of British Corner Shop Limited last week.

The joint administrators say they are now focused on supporting the affected employees and realising the assets of the company.

Jonathan Dunn said: “British Corner Shop faced significant operational challenges over the past few years and, regrettably, was no longer able to meet its financial obligations.

“Our focus now is on supporting staff with their applications to the Redundancy Payments Service as we wind down the business.”

In March of last year FRP secured the sale of the business to private equity firm Rcapital.

The Bristol-based business was established in 2004 and sells more than 6,000 British food products to expats worldwide using its own direct to consumer operations and through online marketplaces.

The company operated from a head office and warehouse facility in Yate and a distribution hub in the Netherlands.