News - Retail

eCommerce waitlist platform Purple Dot raises £3m

eCommerce waitlist platform Purple Dot has raised £3 million. The London company, founded in 201...

WooCommerce founder raises £4.5m for Cogsy

RetailTech firm Cogsy has raised £4.5 million in a seed round of funding. The Bristol firm helps...

Mobile marketplace Doji raises seed funding

A marketplace that enables consumers to buy and sell used mobile phones has fully launched after rai...

$2bn US SPAC deal for London firm Rezolve

London-headquartered Rezolve is to list on the NASDAQ via a $2 billion SPAC deal. The mobile enga...

Sage snaps up Brightpearl in £225m deal

Cloud retail system Brightpearl has been snapped up by Sage in a £225 million deal. Sage Group p...

‘Why an IPO was right for musicMagpie’ – Steve Oliver

A lot has changed since Walter Gleeson and Steve Oliver launched musicMagpie from a garage in Hazel ...

The rise and rise of musicMagpie

December 2021 marks the 15th anniversary of the nadir in Steve Oliver’s professional career and t...

eCommerce group Tactus secures £13m facility

Tactus Group has secured a £13 million funding package from Santander UK as it gears up for its nex...

OnBuy staff offered £1m+ in share options ahead of IPO

OnBuy has offered its 100+ employees the chance to own a stake in the business ahead of a planned IP...

Car finance company Zuto is on the right road for growth

Zuto CEO and co-founder James Wilkinson is eyeing up more growth after an impressive 2021. The car ...

Revenue increase at listed musicMagpie

‘Re-commerce’ business musicMagpie has revealed an increase in revenues. The North West firm,...

Bumper deal as Jaguar Land Rover invests in BNPL provider

UK ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ provider Bumper has raised £9 million funding in a Series A round which...