News - Retail

Shop Circle wins £96m backing ‘to shape future of eCommerce’

Fast-growing eCommerce software company Shop Circle has raised £96 million in Series A funding. ...

£1.5m funding package for Penny Black

Penny Black, a startup making drab eCommerce packages more rewarding and personalised, has secured a...

Dotdigital snaps up eCommerce tech firm for £25m

Dotdigital Group plc has snapped up eCommerce personalisation firm Fresh Relevance for £25 million....

Is eCommerce app Temu too good to be true?

If you haven’t heard of Temu, I'd be surprised - the odds are you’ll have seen one of their adve...

£280m backing for ‘Deliveroo for dogs’ scaleup Butternut Box

A scaleup which delivers fresh dog food via a Deliveroo-style tech platform has raised £280 million...

Government clamps down on fake reviews and ‘drip pricing’

A clampdown on fake reviews and hidden fees has been announced by the government. Fake reviews, h...

OnBuy opens up seller referral scheme to masses

OnBuy has announced a seller referral incentive scheme that will allow anyone to financially benefit...

Former Amazon employee files lawsuit for the company’s failure to pay ‘overtime’ wages

Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Labor accused Amazon of exposing workers at several locatio...

‘Automation only works if equal to human support’

I’ve had good and bad experiences with chatbots. When they are used to triage my customer servi...

Kavida.ai raises £900k seed capital to build supply chain GPT

London-based supply chain startup Kavida.ai has secured a further £900k investment to enhance its p...

Dropit introduces AI-powered Smart Returns

Dropit, a retail technology company that layers AI into existing fulfilment systems for a smarter re...

Burnley FC aim to double online sales

On the eve of the new Premier League kicking off, Burnley FC has announced its latest signing – Vi...