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Designer and chairman Sir Paul Smith delivered a talk at Nottingham University’s business school recently and spoke of the balance that retailers (and other businesses) need to find in order to succeed.
Paul discussed the requirement to be different and stand out in a world where there is already too much of everything; too many of any given product and too many retailers selling them. Eye-catching window displays and lateral thinking when it comes to shopping experience are part of the picture, but Paul believes that success lies in ensuring a proper balance between the exciting and out-there and the stuff that pays the rent.
This balance, Paul said, has enabled his business to grow organically without taking on large debts. Though we think the difficulty in achieving this balance is shown all too clearly in the recent retail administrations of big names such as Blockbuster, HMV, Republic and Dreams (with HMV reportedly having debt of £345m at the time of its collapse).
H&M is the latest retailer to confront its landlords about this ‘two tier retail market’ in an attempt to explore and negotiate more favourable terms.
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Ann Summers is the latest retailer to have entered into new voluntary deals with the majority of their landlords, rather than using the CVA process.
We previously reported on the High Court decision of S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd in which it was held that a landlord’s motive could not prevent it from successfully utilising ‘ground (f)’ under s30(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 to oppose a lease renewal.
The FCA are encouraged to find that the implementation of the new rules has encouraged financial institutions to manage whistleblowing cases and concerns fairly, consistently and in a manner that protects the individual whistleblower.
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