News - Retail

Former Saracens chairman backs beauty analytics startup mmi Analytics

mmi Analytics, a specialist provider of beauty industry insights, has raised £4.5 million from ange...

£26m to drive Web 3.0 plans of circular economy firm Twig

A circular economy firm has raised £26 million to build Web 3.0 green payment infrastructure as wel...

Former Walmart exec is new chair at The Very Group

The Very Group has appointed a new non-exec chair and reported strong Christmas trading performance....

Europe’s newest unicorn Ankorstore targets UK

A European B2B marketplace is plotting further UK growth after reaching unicorn status in just two y...

Gousto raises £111m in fresh investment

Recipe box unicorn Gousto has raised £111 million in fresh investment which values the London firm ...

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...