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• Fashion customers want to purchase more from retailers with strong environmental practices but the price has to be right
  Posted: 11/12/2019
  Although more than three quarters of consumers would like to shop more from retailers with strong environmental values, only 39% would be willing to pay more for ethical brands, according to a new report......>>
• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator – November 2019
  Posted: 29/11/2019
  With a general election set for 12 December 2019, the chief executive of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), Helen Dickinson, welcomes a reform on business rates......>>
• Bentley Motors loses trade mark dispute against family-run business
  Posted: 22/11/2019
  A long-running High Court trade mark dispute could result in luxury car manufacturer Bentley Motors having to rethink its approach to branded clothing......>>
• Sky v SkyKick: Advocate-General’s opinion could have far-reaching consequences for EU trade mark registrations
  Posted: 12/11/2019
  The Advocate-General Tanchev's recently published opinion on the dispute between Sky and SkyKick is potentially one of the most important trade mark cases to be heard before the Court of Justice of the European Union this year......>>
• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator – October 2019
  Posted: 31/10/2019
  With the impact of Brexit still uncertain, there are “huge concerns about distribution ahead of peak trading, as a result of customs checks and new tariffs if a deal with the EU cannot be struck”......>>

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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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