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We take a look at Qudini, the London-based startup that's created innovative solutions for retailers to deliver an excellent customer experience and manage their queues both in-store and virtually... In July, we wrote about Glug, a startup helping the hospitality sector stay afloat by bringing virtual ordering and payment to customers to cut down on the amount of physical interaction with staff a...
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Retail tech innovation in a world still dealing with COVID-19, thanks to Ksubaka With the easing of lockdown restrictions, it is easy to fool ourselves into thinking that COVID-19 is no longer a problem. Even while our logical minds tell us that it hasn’t magically vanished, being allowed to go shopping, visit family, and even sit in a pub again has the dangerous effect of allowing us ...
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Sustainable reward scheme Bagboard, a first-of-its-kind advertising platform for planet-friendly brands launches £600k funding round... Bagboard, the creation of former credit trader Ben Ayres, and advertising executive Ashleigh Bishop, launched a £600k crowdfunding campaign via Seedrs this week to raise funds for the first sustainable rewards scheme that marries major brand campaigns...
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London-based startup SociAbility is on a mission to empower social inclusion through better accessibility information... It is a sad fact that we do not do a good job of ensuring that our public places, shops, cafés, etc. are accessible for the 1.5 billion people worldwide who need them to be. People who need venues to be accessible too often cannot find out whether they are or not with ea...
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Trayde - The marketplace that's reinventing wholesale for independent retailers and artisan brandsIf you’re an artisan maker, you’ll know only too well how challenging it can be to get your products and brand out there. Developing and building a solid customer base can be a difficult task to say the least. Likewise, if you are an independent retailer, identifying and sourcing new ...
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As UK prepares for the next phase of lockdown, leading venture capital investors and micro mobility unicorn Lime shared their views on the future of innovations in the most affected sectors by Coronavirus – retail, real estate, travel and urban mobility in the latest online “Ecosystem” webinar. The speakers discussed the role of technology in building resilient city in...
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Blueprint, the retailtech startup that's got "Conversational Ecommerce" at its core... If you go into a shop and talk to the staff about your needs, the chances are they will recommend a product to you, tell you why, and then upon your agreement, they will go and get it for you. It’s a simple part of shopping that uses our natural capacity for communication, and it is something that as a ...
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Young Foodies launches Mighty Small, a new online supermarket with community at its core, dedicated to small independent challenger brands. Despite the taxing impact of COVID-19, many small FMCG businesses will see opportunity in pivoting to online to boost sales. But how do they find and sell to the consumer? Step foward Mighty Small, an ecommerce platform launched by Young Foodies, al...
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Streetify - The innovative e-commerce app that lets you put together your ideal high street at home and saves you money in the process... At the moment, the high street is a distant memory. A fabled boulevard of dreams, where every object our hearts desired could be obtained for an archaic trade of value-assigned paper and metal. Remuneration. Well, okay, perhaps we’re not quite at the po...
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FOOTY.COM, the startup that's on a mission to help you find the cheapest prices on thousands of sports products and football merchandise.  Love playing football and long to find the latest football merchandise? Never kicked a ball in your life? Want to look like you’re about to head out to be active and sporty when you wander down to the shops for crisps and energy drinks you can guz...
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