Retail Matters from Foot Anstey
Foot Anstey’s Retail and Consumer team are delighted to bring you a new podcast series focused on things that we think matter in the Retail and Consumer sector. We passionately believe that retail matters, it matters to the economy, it matters to the one fifth of our workforce and it matters to our nation who loves to shop!
Episodes
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Ep. 4 Retail Matters: Retail in the Metaverse & beyond
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
This podcast episode explores the relationship between the Metaverse and the retail landscape. Our experts discuss a range of topics, from the ongoing relevance and evolution of the Metaverse, to what retailers and consumers are doing in the Metaverse and what relevant legal issues they should keep in mind when it comes to their Metaverse strategy.
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Ep. 3 Retail Matters: How to navigate contract changes across your supplier network
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
In our third epsiode, our experts explores some of the recent challenges across supply chain networks, what the triggers for those are and how best to manage relationships through a range of contract management tools.
They discuss what might trigger the need to revisit or renegotiate existing contractual commitments and they go on to consider the importance of contract management when contracts become unviable due to factors such as Covid-19, the cost of raw materials and rocketing energy prices.
In addition, our experts consider how best to approach conversations with suppliers to implement changes with positive impact as well as what contractual mechanisms are available to facilitate such discussions.
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Our latest podcast episode explores how the Retail Industry can respond to the rising tide of customer abuse of retail workers. Our experts discuss the importance of a whole industry response and how that can be coordinated by industry bodies. We also consider how that can be supported by local collaborations and individual retailer responses.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
The experts discuss what the FCA's new Consumer Duty is, and which retailers will be impacted by its introduction. As part of their discussion, they provide practical advice on what FCA authorised retailers need to be doing between now and the July 2023 deadline, including:
The importance of creating an internal working group and obtaining senior buy-in;
How retailers should start the process of reviewing their financial services activities to identify what changes need to be made prior to the July 2023 deadline; and
The importance of having discussions with any lender or insurer the retailer works with as early as possible.
Even though the implementation process might seem quite daunting and time consuming, the experts also go on to discuss how retailers can use the process of preparing for the Consumer Duty in a positive way that will benefit the business.