Are you local?

Sourcing products overseas pays off if customers are prepared to wait for their goods. But, discovers Liam O’Brien, when speed of response is key, a local supply base can be vital

During the 1990s, the mantra for many in UK manufacturing and retailing has been “global sourcing”. Why buy from British suppliers when you can purchase the same goods from China for less than a quarter of the price?

Companies in their thousands have answered this question - and tens of thousands of UK manufacturing jobs have gone east. The economic case seemed...

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