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News & insights

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - February 2020
  Posted: 27/02/2020
  Amazon has launched a new luxury fashion platform, VRSNL (pronounced versional), with evidence suggesting the e-commerce has been operating in secret since September 2019......>>
• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - January 2020
  Posted: 31/01/2020
  2020 is set to be the year of sustainability as retailers attempt to cut down on carbon emissions and single-use plastic. Fat Face has joined the growing trend by announcing sustainability targets for 2025......>>
• Lessons from Fender’s record CMA fine for restricting online discounting
  Posted: 29/01/2020
  “Break competition law and you will face serious consequences,” the CMA’s chief executive Andrea Coscelli declared ominously following the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) recent announcement that it had fined Fender Musical Instruments Europe Limited...…>>
• Tiffany triumphs in UKIPO opposition proceedings
  Posted: 24/01/2020
  A UKIPO trade mark ruling earlier this month, involving the famous New York based jewellery company Tiffany & Co, has provided a reminder that an individual does not have an automatic right to use their personal name for commercial purposes...…>>
• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - December 2019
  Posted: 07/01/2020
  December 2019 saw a clear win for the Conservatives in the General Election. The certainty that this is expected to provide has been welcomed by fashion and retail bodies, but they have now called for clarity on Brexit......>>

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Publications

E-Bulletins

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle update - January 2017
  In this issue: A number of companies are claiming compensation for excessive interchange fees levied by MasterCard following a successful legal challenge by a leading UK supermarket that saw it awarded £68.5 million in compensation.

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle alert - 30 June 2016
  In this issue: It has been a turbulent few days since the result of the referendum was announced. The questions now facing the British population and its business leaders are what happens next and what are the implications for me and my business.

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle update - April 2016
  In this issue: In July 2015, the MAC was commissioned by the Government to advise on a number of potential changes to the Tier 2 work visa.

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle update - December 2015
  In this issue: Information held by retailers is increasingly becoming a target for hackers, with recent high-profile victims including telecoms giant Talk Talk, Carphone Warehouse and educational toy brand.

• Retail update - September 2015
  In this issue: We’re concentrating on the new National Living Wage, which was announced by the Chancellor in July’s Budget and is due to come into force from April next year.

Brochures & factsheets

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches’ fashion, luxury and lifestyle team: we specialise in the fashion, luxury and lifestyle spaces, delivering commercial solutions to some of the foremost international brands through our detailed understanding of each market.
• Retail fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches' retail team: our solid base of experience and connection with the retail sector means that we can advise you at every point of your operation.
• Fashion and luxury brands - trade mark and brand protection fact sheet
  Your brands are among your most important and valuable assets, so it is vital that they are properly protected. Registering your brands as trade marks is an essential step towards achieving this goal.
• Fashion and luxury brands - turnaround management fact sheet
  For any company there is always the risk of getting into financial difficulties and the threat of insolvency. Whist day to day management of the business at such a time can be challenging in itself for the directors, it is important they also have regard to the various duties and restrictions placed on them and the company.

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