Retail
Experience
The law touches on the lives of all of us in so many different ways, but there can be few industries as widely affected or regulated as the retail sector – property, planning, construction, environment, commercial, trading, licensing, human resources, consumer, and more.
Steering through all of these rules and regulations is the driving force of your business, in pursuit of success in an increasingly competitive world.
Our Retail Team comprises lawyers with a range of expertise and experience drawn together to provide you with a comprehensive and quality service focusing on the challenges of this dynamic and ever changing sector. The diverse skills represented on the Team are coordinated to ensure that the needs and challenges of each business we act for are to the forefront.
From start-up to growth; from boardroom to store floor; from High Street to Shopping Mall; whether the issue involves manufacturing, buying or selling; getting paid or protecting your trade; if the problem relates to development, distribution, regulation or administration; if the agenda is property or people– our team is ready to provide you with the answers you seek and the solutions you need.
Cumberland Ellis lawyers have experience of a client base that covers many sectors of the retail industry, including:
| High street chains | Hotels | Books and stationery |
| Ironmongery, DIY and | Charities | Cosmetics |
| housewares | Pharmacies | Hair salons |
| Fashion | Garden centres | Estate Agents |
| Food and drink | Education | E-commerce |
| Travel | Energy | Franchising |
| Leisure and entertainment |
Our aim is to work in partnership with you, to anticipate and avert problems – and deal with them swiftly if they arise.