Giving businesses greater certainty
Put simply, the retail sector is concerned with the supply of
goods and services to consumers, and encompasses manufacturers and
suppliers of consumer-related products and services.
Market conditions are currently challenging, due to factors such
as low and falling consumer expenditure and the pressure on margins
caused by rising commodity prices. Although the economic crisis of
recent years has taken a substantial toll on the retail sector,
there are still ample opportunities for achieving growth. For
instance, retailers and suppliers are increasingly joining forces
to boost their strength, putting them in a better position to
influence the market and their margins. Mergers, takeovers, joint
ventures and more extensive forms of co-operation are some of the
ways in which the parties can take advantage of market conditions.
But they may also seek to benefit from innovation, digital
developments and the internet.
Experience
DVDW Advocaten has built up a great deal of experience of
working for parties in the retail sector through involvement with
mergers and takeovers. We have also been involved in organising a
variety of different types of co-operation arrangements between
retailers and suppliers, as well as company restructuring and
insolvencies in the sector. So we have witnessed how and why
retailers and their results are under such pressure, giving us a
clear understanding of retail businesses and the challenges that
they face. Thanks to our knowledge and experience, we can offer
these businesses exactly the assistance that they require.
Benefit from our expertise
- All kinds of co-operation agreements
- Mergers, takeovers and joint ventures
- Agency and distribution agreements
- International issues, particularly retail matters related to
Germany (through the German Desk)
- Employment law issues in relation to reorganisations
- IT-related agreements, including all kinds of contracts
relating to online stores
- General terms and conditions
- Employment contracts, regulations and collective bargaining
agreements