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The lowdown on Manchester-based startup Sticky and its innovative no-code solution to help businesses turn any physical space into an engagement opportunity. Convenience is perhaps an underestimated thing. In a world where we can sit down in our homes and be watching the latest blockbuster a minute later without even opening a box or putting a disc in anything, or a few minutes at a computer wi...
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Tobin Capital continues to expand its portfolio by investing in pop-up marketplace Sook, the startup on a mission to revolutionise the high street. Tobin Capital founder, Luke Tobin, has announced his investment in the pop-up marketplace Sook. Taking vacant retail spaces, Sook transforms them into adaptive ‘pop-up’ shops by installing modular digital fit-outs which can be rented by ...
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ZIPZERO is an app that's tackling the cost-of-living crisis by enabling consumers to monetise value in their shopping data and earn cash towards their monthly bills. We all have bills to pay, unfortunately. Worse is that those bills are constantly on the rise, with energy companies eager to pass on any increase in their own costs to us so that their CEO’s wallets don’t take a hit. I...
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Interesting research from Storyblok reveals clear disconnect between what e-commerce businesses think consumers want and what they actually need. Storyblok, the content management system (CMS) category leader that empowers both developers and content teams to create better content experiences across all digital channels, released research which reveals that many businesses misunderstand what co...
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Metaverse-as-a-service; virtual reality platform Emperia and its immersive digital experiences for the retail, fashion and art sectors. Some people can’t stand shopping. They would rather be doing almost anything else, and if they must buy a new shirt, they’ll either do it online or walk into a shop, grab the first thing they see that fits, and be done with it. Other people can spen...
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Helping retailers to detect thefts in real time - Paris-based Veesion and its innovative AI-driven gesture recognition technology. Massive, online retailers like Amazon aren’t the only threat to small, brick and mortar shops; theft is a more significant factor in a shop’s decline than people might think. In Europe alone, the loss caused by shoplifting adds up to €40 billion pe...
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Dublin-based startup EVERYANGLE is on a mission to help businesses improve efficiency, optimize operations and reduce loss with their innovative computer vision solutions. There are over 1 billion surveillance cameras installed worldwide. We’re used to being watched by them at all times while we walk around streets and shops. But unless something happens that requires further investigatio...
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The lowdown on Zoa Rental, the startup that's helping brands handle the growing demand for clothing rental and improve how the world consumes fashion. With the growth of circular fashion, clothing rental businesses are becoming an increasingly popular option, for brands and consumers alike, as we all do our bit to help save our planet. And since the concept of starting a rental business might b...
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The lowdown on The Beagle Button, the UK’s first browser extension that automatically recommends eco alternatives when you’re shopping online. We’d previously featured The Beagle Button, a startup on a mission to help us all shop more sustainably online, back when it was still in beta.And now that it’s officially been launched, we’re back to take another look at wh...
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The lowdown on Bidnamic, the startup that's combining advance machine learning with human expertise to help retailers to maximise revenue and profitability from Google Shopping. Anyone who uses adverts to try to market anything from products to services will be familiar with the struggle of trying to determine the best locations to place those adverts, and with matching the high impressions lea...
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