Monthly Archives: March 2011

March 22, 2011

Budget 2011

The Chancellor, George Osborne, will deliver the 2011 Budget on Wednesday 23 March 2011. Whilst no changes to the rates of tax are expected, there may be reforms to the tax system to encourage investment in small or high-tech companies. Fashionista will be keeping a close eye on Olswang’s Budget Blog on Wednesday for expert commentary [...]
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March 20, 2011

Upwards-only rent review debate reignited

The long-standing debate over rent reviews has been re-ignited following recent comments made by Stephen Marks, CEO of French Connection. As reported in the Independent and Fashion United, Mr Marks has challenged the existing market practice in the UK of ‘upward-only’ rent reviews and has highlighted the damage it is causing to retailers. Many retailers complain that the current regime of ‘upwards-only’ rent reviews is [...]
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March 10, 2011

Weibo: China’s answer to Twitter

Weibo, the microblogging service in China that already has over 100 million users (and growing at 10 million users a month) has recently captured the attention of the World’s leading fashion brands.   The Business of Fashion cites predictions from brokerage and investment group CLSA, that China is set to become the World’s largest luxury market with consumers spending increasing [...]
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March 3, 2011

Regulation of online advertising

One of the best ways to promote your brand, and engage with your customer is social media. With this in mind, Fashionista attended the IAB‘s recent seminar on “How to be Safe and Social“. The hot topic of the day was the extension of the ASA’s remit to cover digital media. From 1 March, brands who use Facebook [...]
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March 3, 2011

Refreshed: Fashionista unveils her new look!

  Welcome to the new-look Fashionista-at-law! Fashionista hopes that you like the new format and styling.  We will continue to bring you bitesize stories about the key legal issues facing fashion brands. If you have particular issues you would like us to cover, please let Fashionista know.  
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