News - Retail

Revenue rockets at listed THG

Revenue climbed more than 50% at The Hut Group in the final quarter of 2020.  The Manchester-h...

£2.5m growth investment for consumer insights business Vypr

Consumer insights business Vypr is planning expansion with £2.5 million of new funding.  The ...

Record-breaking Christmas for Very.co.uk 

Online retailer Very.co.uk has reported record-breaking Christmas sales.  Sales climbed 25.2%...

Launched during COVID: Bother

Our special series about tech businesses founded in 2020 highlights tales of resilience, remote rela...

Start-up allowing local shops to list on Google raises £2m

Retail tech start-up NearSt, which makes a retail shop's inventory visible in online searches, has r...

Cosmetics giant Avon appoints Karen McElhatton as CTO

Cosmetics giant Avon has announced the appointment of Karen McElhatton as Chief Technology Officer. ...

US expansion planned for FinTech automating charity donations

The food delivery sub-sector is one of only a handful enjoying a bumper year in 2020, and a London s...

Whirli raises £4m to bring kids toys into the sharing economy

A new service hoping to reduce the waste caused by children's toys has raised new funding to expand ...

My ‘scary’ decision to ditch finance world for furniture dream

Deirdre McGettrick was a rising star in London’s investment banking scene.  As vice preside...

IRP Commerce makes Deloitte Fast 50 again

Having previously won seven Deloitte Fast 50 awards (in Ireland, the UK and EMEA), IRP Commerce is c...

AI-based online business lender Outfund raises £37m

FinTech business lender Outfund has announced the close of a £37m late seed round of capital, inclu...

Beauty-focussed social app exits stealth mode with £4.8m funding

A new social commerce app for the beauty industry has exited stealth mode with the announcement of �...

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