News - Retail

Global giant snaps up RetailTech 50 firm Dee Set

Dee Set, one of the companies on our RetailTech 50 ranking this year, has been acquired by Acosta Eu...

Can Umar Kamani transform PrettyLittleThing?

As befits a man who has lived much of his life on social media, Umar Kamani was never going to issue...

boohoo’s US distribution centre to close

boohoo group plc has announced a fundamental change to its operations in the US market. The Manch...

Techstars startup Ecomtent secures £650k

AI startup Ecomtent has secured £650,000 in pre-seed funding to develop its technology for eCommerc...

Oasis Ticketmaster fiasco shows importance of trust

Dynamic pricing can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it can allow businesses to best match ...

Why Oasis ticket price debacle was anything but dynamic

Oasis tickets were the talk of the UK before last weekend - and, for very different reasons, also do...

Topshop site to relaunch as ASOS sells majority stake for £135m

The web portal of Topshop and Topman, once considered among the UK’s leading clothing retail brand...

ClearCourse swoops for Nottingham RetailTech CSY

Acquisitive software and payments specialist ClearCourse has acquired CSY Retail Systems, an electro...

eCommerce fulfilment startup Warehow raises £2.1m

Warehow, a rapidly expanding eCommerce fulfilment company catering to fashion and homeware retailers...

FixMyCar makes two leadership appointments

FixMyCar has made two appointments to its senior leadership team.   Marc Russell, who has worke...

Figure who led PS4 launch in UK joins Fruugo

UK online marketplace welcomes experienced retail and technology COO Fruugo, an online marketplac...

Early Revolut hires raise £14m for Tilt at shopping app

A shopping platform which claims ‘eCommerce sites are dead, boring and poo’ has raised £14 mill...