News - Retail

Data is in fashion thanks to prediction platform Dressipi

The fashion industry is notoriously difficult to predict despite the data revolution sweeping othe...

eCommerce giant The Hut Group plans £4.5bn IPO

eCommerce giant The Hut Group is planning a stock market flotation which could value the company...

ufurnish.com hires ex-DFS marketing and commercial chief

Toni Wood has joined ‘Rightmove for furniture’ firm ufurnish.com as chief marketing officer.  ...

‘Eat Out to Help Out’ tops app charts as 250,000 sign up 

A quarter of a million people have signed up for an app which helps diners find out which restauran...

New MD at Formisimo

Manchester-based marketing analytics company Formisimo has appointed a new Managing Director.  F...

Revenue tops £2bn at Very Group

Sales topped £2bn at online retailer The Very Group for the first time in the last financial year...

AO creates 250 jobs and new warehouse

Online electricals retailer AO is to recruit 250 new roles at its logistics hub in Crewe.    T...

High-growth eCommerce firm relocates to Alderley Park

A high-growth UK eCommerce firm which specialises in beauty devices is to relocate its headquarters ...

Interior design start-up raises £3m during lockdown decorating surge

An online direct-to-consumer home decor start-up launched during lockdown has raised a £3m. UK-b...

Automated customer service tech firm commits £3m to growth

North West tech firm Lokulus has committed £3m to a two year growth plan which includes a new offic...

AO introduces AI to mobile journey with Peak partnership

Online electricals retailer AO has partnered with Peak, a Manchester-based AI firm. AO will use P...

Klarna rival bags £80m for UK expansion, plots IPO

A ‘buy now pay later’ firm has secured £80m debt funding to accelerate its UK expansion.  ...