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Retail, consumer and logistics

At Browne Jacobson, we pride ourselves on our long-standing history of guiding clients through the evolving challenges of the retail, consumer, and logistics sectors.

In today's competitive landscape, standing out and adeptly navigating the shifting dynamics of the high street is more crucial than ever. We specialise in steering businesses through these complex transformations, ensuring not just successful navigation but also thriving outcomes.

We offer comprehensive legal solutions for:

  • regulatory and compliance issues,
  • trading arrangements,
  • brand protection,
  • competition issues,
  • property management,
  • omni-channel offerings,
  • data protection strategies,
  • employment matters,
  • reputation management, and
  • business transactions.

Comprehensive sector expertise

Our unique blend of public and private sector practice, combined with a broad client base, equips us with a deep understanding of the retail, consumer, and logistics sectors.

We offer a full-service approach, covering the entire asset life cycle, including:

  • regulatory,
  • procurement,
  • planning,
  • development, and
  • transactional aspects.

Our partner-led teams, backed by sector-specific knowledge, deliver innovative, practical, and commercial legal advice.

Discover how our tailored advice can drive your success in this dynamic landscape.

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Chambers and Partners 2023
"Browne Jacobson has expert knowledge across a wide range of matters with strong leaders and supporting team. The strong service levels are supported by timely responses."

What we do

We cover the full asset life cycle from the underlying technological concept, through the regulatory, procurement, planning and authorisation phase to the raising of equity and debt capital, development and everyday operational aspects (including negotiating the ongoing commercial contracts, advising on agreements with governments, license agreements and securing/protecting the related IP) and the sale or acquisition of such assets and businesses, including the provision of sector-focused advice around asset-level legal due diligence.

Partner led

We believe in smaller, partner led teams – but we can field significant resources when required.

Sector expertise

Our advice is underpinned by retail, consumer and logistics sector and asset specific knowledge and experience.

Solution oriented

We believe that legal and commercial issues should be met with solutions.

Commercial

Our retail, consumer and logistics lawyers add commercial value through providing innovative, practical and thoughtful retail, consumer and logistics law advice.

Collaborative

We understand the intricacies of transactions in the retail, consumer and logistics sector and as such we approach transactions in a collaborative and open minded manner.

Timely completion

We are focussed on achieving your deadlines and transaction milestones.

Commitment

We are committed to helping you achieve your transactional aims and ensuring you only pay for value.

Strategic partner

We strive to build long-term relationships with our clients, recognising this will require investment and energy.

Full-service offering

Our retail, consumer and logistics lawyers provide constructive, innovative and pragmatic advice which addresses and anticipates the wide variety of issues which can arise during transactions. We believe that connection gets results, makes all parties stronger and is central to the Browne Jacobson approach. We’re excited to be growing our relationships with clients, working collaboratively and forging connections in what is likely to be a period of rapid innovation and development for the retail, consumer and logistics sector.

Expert teams

We’re a founding member of Pangea Net, a non-exclusive network of full-service law firms across the globe, giving our clients to access high-quality, specialist advice, efficiently and cost effectively.

We’re proud to be the first law firm to support an O Shaped methodology, an innovative movement with a mission to drive positive change within the legal sector and promote greater collaboration between law firms and their clients.

Our retail lawyers advise in the context of the real social challenges affecting our clients and wider society and we hold diversity and inclusion values at our core.

We look to collaborate with retail, consumer and logistics sector organisations such as the FDF, the British Retail Consortium, the Property Managers Association, Retail Trust and Retail Economics – this ensures we remain close to the most recent updates and industry issues – enabling us to provide the practical, relevant pragmatic advice.

Working together

We cover the full asset life cycle from the underlying technological concept, through the regulatory, procurement, planning and authorisation phase to the raising of equity and debt capital, development and everyday operational aspects (including negotiating the ongoing commercial contracts, advising on agreements with governments, license agreements and securing/protecting the related IP) and the sale or acquisition of such assets and businesses, including the provision of sector-focused advice around asset-level legal due diligence.

Partner led

We believe in smaller, partner led teams – but we can field significant resources when required.

Sector expertise

Our advice is underpinned by retail, consumer and logistics sector and asset specific knowledge and experience.

Solution oriented

We believe that legal and commercial issues should be met with solutions.

Commercial

Our retail, consumer and logistics lawyers add commercial value through providing innovative, practical and thoughtful retail, consumer and logistics law advice.

Collaborative

We understand the intricacies of transactions in the retail, consumer and logistics sector and as such we approach transactions in a collaborative and open minded manner.

Timely completion

We are focussed on achieving your deadlines and transaction milestones.

Commitment

We are committed to helping you achieve your transactional aims and ensuring you only pay for value.

Strategic partner

We strive to build long-term relationships with our clients, recognising this will require investment and energy.

Full-service offering

Our retail, consumer and logistics lawyers provide constructive, innovative and pragmatic advice which addresses and anticipates the wide variety of issues which can arise during transactions. We believe that connection gets results, makes all parties stronger and is central to the Browne Jacobson approach. We’re excited to be growing our relationships with clients, working collaboratively and forging connections in what is likely to be a period of rapid innovation and development for the retail, consumer and logistics sector.

Expert teams

We’re a founding member of Pangea Net, a non-exclusive network of full-service law firms across the globe, giving our clients to access high-quality, specialist advice, efficiently and cost effectively.

We’re proud to be the first law firm to support an O Shaped methodology, an innovative movement with a mission to drive positive change within the legal sector and promote greater collaboration between law firms and their clients.

Our retail lawyers advise in the context of the real social challenges affecting our clients and wider society and we hold diversity and inclusion values at our core.

We look to collaborate with retail, consumer and logistics sector organisations such as the FDF, the British Retail Consortium, the Property Managers Association, Retail Trust and Retail Economics – this ensures we remain close to the most recent updates and industry issues – enabling us to provide the practical, relevant pragmatic advice.

Working together

Our expertise

Global logistics provider

We acted for a global logistics provider in their acquisition of leasehold premises. Both deals were conditional on satisfactory planning permission being acquired and the construction of bespoke distribution centres as well as funding. The deals were complex, involving planning issues and an overage agreement.

Luxury watchmaker 

Advising on the brand’s digital marketing strategy and the re-targeting of customers on social media. 

Well-known high street retailers and global luxury brands

Advising occupiers on their property requirements, from acquisitions and disposals (freehold and leasehold) to major refurbishments and redevelopments of flagship stores. 

Skincare brand

Helping a specialist skincare brand navigate customer complaints and queries from its therapy room in a leading London department store.

Non-executive director

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