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Just £170 could save your retail business from disaster!
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Could missing a simple £170 expense cost you your entire business overnight?
This week on The Resilient Retail Game Plan, I sit down with the sharp, straight-talking Lucy Wheeler of Lucy Legal to tackle the legal booby traps hiding in plain sight for indie retailers.
Hi, I'm Catherine Erdly and I’ve seen it too many times: stock room full, launch morning on the horizon… only for a cease-and-desist email to land and unravel months of work.
From that infamous £170 mistake to new rules around AI, GPSR, refund policies and more, we cover the real-life slip-ups that keep shop owners awake at 2am—and exactly how to sidestep them.
Why listen?
• Hear the heartbreak of a last-minute legal disaster (and the £170 fix you can make today)
• Demystify refund policies, legal basics, and essential legal templates for product businesses
• Ground your cash flow for retailers and prevent “sunk cost” pain with practical product business advice
• Learn how to future-proof with Lucy’s toolkit tips for AI and upcoming safety regulations (GPSR, GDPR, and more)
• Get independent retailer tips to scale confidently—from your first Etsy sale to six-figure growth
Timestamped summary
00:00 Clarify Refund and Return Policy
05:13 Refund Policy Considerations
06:43 Customer-Centric Legal Support
13:01 AI Legal Toolkit Overview
14:44 Negotiating Supplier Contract Terms
17:59 Freelancers vs. Employees: Business Decisions
21:12 New Product Safety Compliance Challenges
25:40 Trademark and Targeted Facebook Ads
26:49 Lucy Legal: Business Protection Tools
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For bonus product business trends, check out my latest Forbes article on retail cash flow and funding options for indie retailers UK.
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