News - Retail

The rise of dark stores and live shopping during COVID

The retail sector underwent a seismic shift during COVID-19 as many nations instructed non-essential...

Wayflyer reveals high-profile UK appointments

Wayflyer, a revenue-based financing and growth platform for eCommerce merchants, has made a series o...

Paycast promotes customer director to MD role

Marketplace payment engine Paycast, the second venture of UK-based FinTech group SPG, has appointed ...

UK eCommerce firms ‘can be pre-approved for £3m in seconds’

A Spanish FinTech has partnered with WorldFirst to give eCommerce companies in the UK potential acce...

‘The eCommerce landscape is flawed and needs an overhaul’

The CEO of the No.1-ranked company on our RetailTech 50 says the eCommerce landscape is flawed and n...

Google VC backs ‘people operating system for deskless workers’

An all-purpose ‘people operating system for deskless workers’ has raised £5.2 million seed fund...

‘eCommerce is all about speed – apart from getting paid’

With one- and two-click checkout fast becoming the norm when shopping online, the game is all about ...

New COO among executive appointments at Very Group

The Very Group, operator of digital retailer Very.co.uk, has made a pair of executive appointments. ...

Morrisons launches ‘instant’ delivery with Gopuff today

A strategic partnership between Morrisons and tech firm Gopuff is enabling ‘instant’ delivery of...

£9m backing for chat-based shopping platform Threads Styling

Luxury chat-based shopping platform Threads Styling has raised £9 million in fresh funding. The ...

THG appoints chair ‘to strengthen governance’

eCommerce retailer THG has appointed an independent chair as founder Matthew Moulding steps back to ...

Auto Trader swoops for Autorama in £200m deal

Auto Trader has swooped for Autorama in a deal which could be worth up to £200 million. The Lond...