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CMS is one of the few firms to join the dots across each element of the retail value chain – from the factory all the way to the shop floor (or the customer’s front door). 

We support retailers on their factory and warehouse projects. We advise them on the hugely complex technology, logistics and transportation contracts that underpin how goods reach shops and customers. We help them manage their vast store portfolios. We get them online. We get them digitised. And we help them navigate the complex rules that govern consumer engagement.

Our preeminent Retail team is ranked Band 1 for Retail by the Chambers legal directory and is trusted by some of the top retailers in the market, like Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Uniqlo, White Stuff, Dune, Yoox Net-A-Porter, Moss Bros, and French Connection.

01/05/2018
Highlights of our experience in Retail in the UK
Marks & Spencer on commercial contracts for many years. Key projects include assisting M&S to rationalise its top IT suppliers and enhance its IT infrastructure; improving its supply chain process; and...
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25/04/2024
Taking Stock 2024
Consumer brands and retailers are moving through a transformative era marked by significant macroeconomic challenges, rapid digital evolution, and an escalating commitment to sustainability. Our an­nu­al Tak­ing...
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16/04/2024
AI-driven enforcement comes of age in UK with AI systems reshaping advertising...
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published its 2023 annual report, describing 2023 as a watershed year for its digital strategy.To­geth­er, the ASA and the Committee of Advertising Practice...
Law-Now Consumer Products
15/04/2024
Marks and Spencer secures quashing of Secretary of State’s decision to...
The recent judgment of the High Court in Marks & Spencer Plc v Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities [2024] EWHC 452 (Admin) has received a lot of attention given its implications...
Law-Now Consumer Products
28/03/2024
Greenwashing: lessons from the CMA’s fast fashion investigation
In January 2022, the UK competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”), launched a review of green claims in the fashion sector. Six months following that, in July 2022...
Law-Now Retail
28/03/2024
ASA wipes out cleaning ad showing harmful gender stereotypes
The Advertising Standards Authority (the “ASA”) upheld a complaint against John Mills Ltd t/a JML Direct for their advertising of the Hurricane Spin Scrubber, as it presented gender stereotypes likely...
Law-Now Media
21/03/2024
Proposed UK consumer legislation now clamps down on drip pricing and fake...
The draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “DMCC Bill”) has recently been amended (on 13 March 2024) following the Report stage in the House of Lords to include measures that prohibit...
Law-Now Retail
13/03/2024
Not Frying So High: EU General Court Rejects “MYBACON” Trade Mark Appeal
In­tro­duc­tion Food company Myforest Foods Co. sought to register the trade mark “MYBACON” for its plant-based food product. Both the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the EUIPO’s...
Law-Now Consumer Products
07/03/2024
Calvin Klein ad controversy: nudity, empowerment, and untargeted display
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has partially reversed its controversial ruling on a Calvin Klein ad featuring singer FKA Twigs, prompting questions about censorship, objectification, and the...
Law-Now Consumer Products
01/03/2024
The building blocks of Lego’s registered Community design remain strong
In a decision likely to be appreciated by design rights holders, the General Court of the European Union (“GC”) confirmed the Lego toy brick’s status as a registered Community design (“RCD”)...
Law-Now Consumer Products
28/02/2024
The Scottish Court gives important guidance on management of Scottish class...
The Scottish Court of Session has recently issued a decision that provides important guidance on the management of Scottish class actions. In particular, the court made it clear that it will not un­ques­tion­ingly...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution
22/02/2024
Latest UK consumer law developments
In January 2024, the Department for Business and Trade published its response to a 2023 consultation entitled “Smarter Regulation: Improving consumer price transparency and product information for consumers”...
Law-Now Consumer Products
05/02/2024
A messy affair – IP law meets a cat litter tray in Belgian design court...
Introduction In recent weeks, the CMS Design team has been delving into pan-EU enforcement of Community design rights, as well as the scope of copyright “ori­gin­al­ity” under EU law. In a timely development...
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