Bringing sound retail advice to market

Turning over nearly £300bn per year and employing 11% of the UK working population [1], it’s little wonder that retail is a sector demanding specialised legal advice. William Sturges brings together multi-skilled groups to provide focused know-how to our retail clients.

Employment counsel is just the start, with advice on all employment law and regulation including issues which retailers may face more frequently, such as recruitment of non-EU nationals, anti-discrimination measures and preventing infringement of employee rights when businesses are acquired or merged.

Even routine retail trading calls for expert advice, ensuring our clients can maximise opportunities from franchising, buying and selling businesses and brands, and putting in place effective agreements with suppliers and distributors.

E-commerce and online promotion represents a growing marketplace for many retailers, but it’s an area where the right advice is crucial, covering issues from protecting trademarks, ensuring user accessibility and compliance with advertising law, to protecting customer data and more.

We also provide retailers and investors in retail developments with sector-specific commercial property expertise to support them in buying, selling, letting, renting and managing properties, including new development opportunities. As you’d expect, sound planning and tax advice are part of a coherent offering which applies all the disciplines of the William Sturges team to helping retail clients succeed.
                                                                                             
[1] Source: British Retail Consortium (2010 figures)