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Specialist retail lawyers

The sheer pace of retail leaves little time to plan ahead. A carefully crafted public image has to work hand-in-hand with the perfect customer experience. Managing brand, data protection, and suppliers, all with limited time to react, presents constant challenges. Meanwhile, customers are more prepared than ever to be visible when raising complaints.

Despite its challenges, retail remains an exciting, innovative sector in which to do business. At Foot Anstey, our retail solicitors play an active role in the retail marketplace, flexibly supporting a range of high-profile retail clients with tailored legal advice.

Retail & Consumer Horizon Scanner

Our horizon scanner provides clarity on what legal and regulatory changes lie ahead for retail and consumer businesses so that you can plot your course with confidence.

Visit the scanner to see the upcoming dates that could impact your business.

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Harnessing the power of brand collaborations

The increasingly competitive retail landscape is consistently changing. We spoke to 80 leading brands to highlight the best practice operational strategies (and the risks) to succeed with brand collaborations.

There was an almost unanimously positive view towards brand partnerships and collaborations. But how can you mitigate your risk for a successful collaboration?

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Retail matters podcast

Foot Anstey’s Retail & Consumer team are delighted to bring you a new podcast series focused on things that we think matter in the Retail & Consumer sector.

We passionately believe that retail matters; it matters to the economy, it matters to the one fifth of our population who work in retail and it matters to our nation who loves to shop!

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Our specialist areas

Our retail solicitors specialise in legal expertise for:

Brand collaborations are one of the latest trends in retail, and our retail lawyers will help you navigate them. From fashion and beauty to travel and homewares, brands are partnering up to offer fun, quirky, and novel experiences for consumers. Our retail team ensures that commercial contracts and licensing agreements protect your brand and business interests.

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We advise retail clients on commercial contracts, ensuring they have strong, legally binding agreements with suppliers, partners, and third-party service providers. Our retail solicitors work closely with businesses to draft and negotiate commercial agreements that protect their interests and drive business success.

Harassment within the retail sector is something that happens far too frequently. Our retail solicitors specialise in providing support to organisations and their employees to ensure they have the right support processes and mechanisms to combat the challenges faced.

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Retail property presents unique legal challenges, from leasing prime retail space to managing landlord-tenant relationships. Our retail solicitors support businesses in securing retail property agreements that align with long-term growth strategies.

For any organisation connected with worldwide sport, it will be necessary to understand and navigate challenges. This is where Foot Anstey’s team of specialist retail solicitors can help, particularly in relation to sponsorship agreements, event licensing, and brand partnerships.

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Commercial, Tech & Data

Whether or not your company has an in-house legal function, running a business today presents many complex challenges.

We think it’s important that we genuinely get to know our clients businesses – that’s how we can deliver value that goes beyond just the monetary.

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Dispute Resolution

Disputes are an inevitable part of any business, introducing unwanted risk and high stress.

They also create a distraction that takes you away from what you do best and where you need to be.  Let us help your business get the results it needs.

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Employment

Having the right people in the right place, displaying the right behaviours through the right processes can be just as hard as it sounds.

Our experienced team of experts are able to provide you with timely, commercial advice for day-to-day advice to project support.

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Franchising

Franchising is a powerful tool for businesses with ambitions to grow. With an established brand, an intelligent operating model and a marketable product or service, franchising can be successful in multiple sectors and markets.

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Intellectual Property

Every business, from start-ups. through to international business giants, has intellectual property rights.

At Foot Anstey, our expert lawyers have a holistic approach to helping you manage your intellectual property.

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Real Estate

The world of real estate is changing fast. The way we construct, operate, invest in and use property has been transformed.

At Foot Anstey, we have the in-depth understanding to help you navigate this rapidly changing market.

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Risk Advisory & Regulatory

Risks can impact the delivery of your strategy, but can also provide market opportunities and competitive advantage.

Our experts help you look at your risk management holistically to drive operational consistency and prevent risk.

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Why choose Foot Anstey?

We understand the retail industry. It’s one of our core sectors and is at the heart of our strategic approach. We continue to develop our reputation as we bring in additional retail sector experts, which helps us to keep improving the way we work with our clients.

Our award-winning team is on hand 24/7, providing progressive solutions that retail clients are asking for in the areas that matter to them every day. Many of our retail team members are drawn from national and international law firms. Our experts have specialist in-house experience, bringing invaluable sector knowledge and expertise. Our expertise spans retail property, commercial agreements, and data protection, ensuring businesses remain compliant and competitive.

Our people

Our retail lawyers have experience covering employment, data protection, brand management, equality, retail property, and dispute resolution. Our team also have extensive in-house experience, enabling them to provide actionable legal advice for your business, designed to suit your needs.

Whatever your goals or issues, a dedicated Foot Anstey retail solicitor can help you unlock the solutions you’re looking for.

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What do our clients say?

“The team are very savvy on what’s happening in market and very pragmatic in their approach.”

Chambers UK 2024

“Foot Anstey get to know your commercial goals and offer user-friendly support and advice.”

Chambers UK 2024

“Never in my working life have I felt the need to acknowledge that a firm of lawyers has really helped. By helped I mean actually helped get something done and sorted.”

Retail client CEO 2022

“They’re very responsive, they think through problems and they’re great at managing expectations.”

Chambers UK 2022

Our affiliations

British Retail Consortium

An associate member of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the go-to trade association for UK retail businesses. Their purpose is to make a positive difference to the retail industry and the customers it serves.

We joined the BRC in May 2023 to continually improve and build on our knowledge of the UK retail sector. As members, we engage with, hear from and understand the agendas of retail businesses. Our membership with the BRC truly demonstrates our continued commitment to the Retail & Consumer sector which is a core sector for Foot Anstey.

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Retail Trust

We have partnered with the industry charity, Retail Trust. The partnership provides us with the opportunity to engage with people leaders in the sector that are committed to the health and wellbeing of retail.

We joined forces Retail Trust to launch the Retailers Against Harassment Certification, an initiative to support retailers in their efforts to combat the rise in harassment in the retail workplace and foster safer working environments for their employees. We are delighted to have partnered with Retail Trust, a charity that cares for and protects the lives of people working in retail.

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