Paris/London — British retailer Marks & Spencer says new trade rules in place since Britain left the EU are delaying deliveries of some fresh food to its stores in France, where at least three branches had empty shelves on Tuesday.

As of January 1, goods travelling back and forth between Britain and the EU are subject to customs and other bureaucratic hurdles that did not previously exist...

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