News - Retail

Launching: Jogiton – an auction marketplace with no seller fees

Who? Jogiton was founded by commercial director Richard Howarth, who has more than 15 years of expe...

‘You build everything better the second time around’

There is no substitute for experience - and André Brown has bucketloads of that. Brown had alrea...

Building My Startup: Billy Butt, CEO, Fassion

Our series profiling companies from our Startups 2.0 lists continues with Billy Butt, co-founder &am...

New entrepreneurs should draw upon ‘social capital’

Several of the most resilient startup entrepreneurs I have met have a traditional career behind them...

Launching: Vector – supercharging marketing with AI & Amazon data

Who? Vector was founded by serial AdTech entrepreneur Rupert Staines and Dan Brown, a seasoned bus...

Why retailers must now focus on customers, not products

The CEO of a RetailTech firm working with the world’s leading apparel and footwear brands says pla...

‘Stay authentic to build genuine connections in business’

The importance of authenticity in business has been highlighted by the co-founder of a sustainable k...

‘A market-ready product was key to our success’

There are two main schools of thought when it comes to going to market. The first is to launch yo...

‘Rejecting Dragons’ Den offer was best thing I ever did’

Turning down an offer of investment on Dragons’ Den proved to be an inspired decision for entrepre...

Launching: Boodil – a rewards and loyalty app

Who? Boodil was founded by four former key figures at fellow Manchester FinTech Total Processing: C...

Launching: Clix Smart Locker – a mobile-first click & collect locker

Who? Clix Technology was founded by Matt Cater, founder of commercial interiors firm Fathom, and Pa...

‘We have to highlight female investors’

The CEO of eCommerce marketplace ufurnish.com has spoken of the importance of highlighting female in...