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Retail Law Roundup: October 2025

This golden quarter marks a significant moment for the UK economy. Following a year of tepid retail spending, forecasts point to increased revenues driven by higher real incomes...

United Kingdom Consumer

BJ

Browne Jacobson

ASA Monthly Insights October 2025: Four(ish) Rulings You Need To Know About

Our advertising and marketing team read the Advertising Standard Authority's (ASA) rulings every week and each month select the ones we think you need to know about and of course, one for fun.

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

2025 Nearshoring In Apparel: The Pendulum Is Swinging Back

Recent tariffs, especially on Asia, could finally push Central America to break out beyond its ~15% share of U.S. apparel imports.

United Kingdom International

A

AlixPartners

Levelling The Playing Field: What Scotland Can Learn From Europe On Non-Domestic Rates

Continuing Burness Paull's support of the Scottish Retail Consortium, last week we hosted the SRC's latest Retail Economics Briefing, delivered by Dr Kris Hamer...

United Kingdom Tax

BP

Burness Paull

Opt-Out Class Actions Scotland: Consultation Goes Live

United Kingdom Litigation

BP

Burness Paull

How Regional Grocers Capture The $100B Private Brand Opportunity — Part 2: Develop The Flagship

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

British Beauty Week 2025 – The Future Of Beauty

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

British Beauty Week - 'The Future Of Beauty' Round Up

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

The CMA's Consumer Law Game Plan: What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

In Flux: What Consumers Want, Who They Trust, And Which Brands Are In - 2025 Consumer Sentiment Index | Fashion

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Beauty Has Entered An Era Of Brutal Honesty: Welcome To The Age Of Admission - 2025 Consumer Sentiment Index | Beauty

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Understanding Regulatory Risks In Home Purchase Plans vs. Traditional Regulated Mortgage Contracts

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Recent Developments In The Retail Insurance Market And Considerations For Firms

United Kingdom Insurance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

DMCC Act - Pricing Claims: Losing Sleep Over Discount Claims? Emma Sleep Court Date Announced!

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

Fitness Giants Face Off: Strava Sues Garmin Over Segments And Heatmaps

United Kingdom IP

R

Rouse

A Guide To Marriage And Civil Partnership Visit Visas

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

多么近似是 "近似度过高"？解读泰国商标 "近似 / 不近似" 认定

United Kingdom IP

R

Rouse

The Space: Mental Health And Wellbeing - Episode Two (Podcast)

United Kingdom Healthcare

GW

Gowling WLG

Goodwin Insight: French Governance Of The European Artificial Intelligence Regulation

United Kingdom Technology

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Risk Radar | September 2025

On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUA) received Royal Assent, which has begun an overhaul of the UK's data governance framework.

United Kingdom Consumer

FA

Foot Anstey Solicitors

Retailers Test The Waters With Electronic Shelf Labels

After cautious trials, the idea of introducing electronic shelf labels (ESLs) into stores is beginning to gain traction. Co-op confirmed in 2025 that all 2,400 of its stores will be equipped with ESLs by 2026...

United Kingdom Consumer

FA

Foot Anstey Solicitors

The Returns Dilemma: Convenience vs Cost In Fashion E-commerce

The returns crisis has long haunted UK fashion e-commerce, but in 2025 the conversation sharpened as ASOS drew headlines for its approach to accounts with larger numbers of returns.

United Kingdom Consumer

FA

Foot Anstey Solicitors

Card-Only Stores And The Price Of Convenience

The increasing popularity of card-only establishments across British high streets is becoming more pronounced; it is no longer uncommon to hand over cash for a simple purchase only to hear "sorry, but we're card only".

United Kingdom Consumer

FA

Foot Anstey Solicitors

Beyond The Barcode: How QR Codes Are Reshaping Retail

United Kingdom Consumer

FA

Foot Anstey Solicitors

Consumer Protection: Insights For In-House Counsel - Autumn 2025

United Kingdom Consumer

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Consumer Law In The UK: The Current State Of Play

United Kingdom Consumer

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Investment Management Update - October 2025

United Kingdom Finance

M

Macfarlanes LLP

FCA Consultation On Motor Finance Redress Scheme

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Redressing The Balance: The FCA's Motor Finance Compensation Scheme Explained

United Kingdom Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

FCA Starts Consultation On UK Motor Finance Consumer Redress Scheme

United Kingdom Finance

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Don't Look Back In Anger: Ticketmaster Promises Transparency After CMA Investigation Into Oasis Tour Sales

United Kingdom Commercial

SO

Square One

EU & UK: 5 Key Legal Sustainability Developments For The Fashion Industry

European Union Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Ticketmaster Gives Undertakings Following Oasis Tickets Investigation

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

FCA Starts Consultation On UK Motor Finance Consumer Redress Scheme

On 7 October 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper (the "Consultation") on an industry-wide scheme to compensate motor finance customers who were treated unfairly between 2007...

United Kingdom Finance

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Don't Look Back In Anger: Ticketmaster Promises Transparency After CMA Investigation Into Oasis Tour Sales

Fans will soon have clearer, fairer access to live event tickets following action by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA").

United Kingdom Commercial

SO

Square One

EU & UK: 5 Key Legal Sustainability Developments For The Fashion Industry

The fashion sector is entering a new regulatory landscape, with a raft of incoming measures aimed at moving the industry towards a more circular model.

European Union Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Ticketmaster Gives Undertakings Following Oasis Tickets Investigation

Following its investigation into the Oasis ticket sale controversy last year, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has now secured undertakings from Ticketmaster...

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

Solicitors Regulation Authority Reviews High-volume Consumer Claims Sector

United Kingdom Consumer

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fiduciary Relationships Reshaped

Our recent article in the New Law Journal explores how the Supreme Court's decision in Hopcraft signals a return to orthodoxy on fiduciary duties and common law bribery

United Kingdom Consumer

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Unlocking Like-For-Like Volume Growth In A Depressed Retail Market

How do we grow like-for-like sales volumes when consumers are spending less, costs are rising, and competition is at an all-time high?

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Le Luxe en 2025 : entre perte de confiance et quête de réenchantement

Après une décennie et demie de croissance quasi ininterrompue, le marché mondial du luxe est entré dans une phase de normalisation.

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

AlixPartners 2025 U.S. Retail Holiday Outlook: An "Underwhelming" 3%-5% Growth Projected Amid Shifting Consumer Sentiment And Behaviors

The research also showed that 1 in 3 high-income shoppers plan to spend more this year, highlighting a widening gap between them and their lower-income counterparts.

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Décor vs. Desire: How A Stagnant Housing Market Is Translating To Refreshed Home Spending - 2025

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Marco Di Marino, Matt Hamory, Matt Quinn And Joanna Su, AlixPartners, Discuss Why "Hi-lo" Pricing Was Once A Viable Option But Is No Longer Working And Why They Recommend "Everyday Fair Price" Instead

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Join Us For Our Latest Consumer Law Webinar! When The CMA Comes Calling: How To Prepare And How To Respond

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

Bridging Loan Disputes: How To Manage Defaults, Enforcement And Unfair Terms

United Kingdom Finance

RF

Ronald Fletcher Baker

Why Hi-Lo Pricing No Longer Works For Grocers Or Customers

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

AlixPartners Response To EC Merger Guidelines Consultation

United Kingdom Commercial

A

AlixPartners

Moving On From Hi-Lo Pricing

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Consumer Products Corner - Can The Revenue Resurgence Withstand The Next Wave Of Tariffs?

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

Worth It: The Dining And Travel Experiences That Hold Value Against Spending Cutbacks

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

ASA Rules On Pricing Of Subscription Offer

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Retail Law Roundup: August 2025

United Kingdom International

BJ

Browne Jacobson

UK Extended Producer Responsibility For Packaging: Implications For Fashion Retailers

United Kingdom Consumer

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Navigating The New CTSI Guidance: What Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Anti-trust

BJ

Browne Jacobson

FCA Issues Guidance On Digital Design In Customers' Online Journeys

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

Dollar Stores Surge As Economic Uncertainty Drives Value Wars; Mass Retailers Counter With Scale, Offerings

United Kingdom Consumer

A

AlixPartners

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GLP-1: Implications For Retail (Video)

A

AlixPartners

Greenwashing: Don't Get Caught Out - ThinkHouse (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

COVID-19 And Consumers – Guide To Cancellations And Refunds (Video)

W

Wiggin

Business To Consumer (Video)

AP

Alpha Partners

Digital Transformation And The Digital Consumer (Video)

D

Dentons

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