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Following a successful inaugural year which saw robots in centres, chat bots online and queue-jumping apps, intu Accelerate 2018 is once open for applications from startups looking to create the perfect shopping experience. Owner of some of the UK’s largest and most popular shopping centres, such as intu Trafford Centre, intu Lakeside and intu Metrocentre, the 8-week programme will aim to d...
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Warning: the following contains no traces of either brandy or floss. Marketing is one of the most difficult parts of any business in which a product must be sold. In theory, the hardest part of the job should be developing the new product and bringing it to market. In reality, it doesn’t matter how good your product is if no one ever hears about it, or the wrong people are hearing about it,...
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As we all know, the pop-up phenomenon is here to stay and since it offers such a flexible option for retailers, it is easy to see why. It is not always easy however to source a suitable space for your temporary retail endeavours – until now that is. Our latest startup of the week is on a mission to help retailers seeking popup space find the optimum location to match their business’&n...
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Let’s face it - we all love a bargain. The same however can’t be said for joining a lengthy queue in a store or engaging in a tug-of-war with a fellow shopper over that must-have pair of jeans. If only sale shopping was easier… Well, help is now at hand thanks to our latest Startup of the Week. Love the Sales is an online platform which enables you to shop the sales online. ...
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Isabelle Ohnemus is the Founder and CEO of mobile-first, fashion-sizing shopping platform EyeFitU. Isabelle’s background in international finance gave her the solid foundation to turn her passion for fashion and desire to help change the face of shopping into a growing business. As the CEO of a fashion retail startup she is all-too-familiar with brand-consumer engagement tactics at this time...
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The Shop Fierce and Female campaign, (#ShopFierceandFemale) spearheaded by interiors and fashion brand, Age of Reason, is encouraging the public to buy from independent, female-led brands this Christmas. Care of Startacus, Sophie Turton, director of The Joyful Web, caught up with Ali Mapletoft, designer at Age of Reason, about the inspiration behind the campaign.  What is the message of...
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Whether you’re buying a gift for the festive season or simply buying for yourself, chances are you’ll spend quite a bit of time researching your purchase. Hours and often days can be spent trawling through countless websites, comparing prices and checking out reviews before the final buying decision is made. That however need no longer be the case thanks to our latest Startup of the ...
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Championing the Vibrant Independent Businesses of Derry. As Small Business Saturday 2017 approaches (Saturday 2nd December) we took a look at one 'shop local' initiative that has taken off in Derry, NI over the past year. Startacus has recently had its eye on a shop local initiative that has taken off in Derry, NI over the past year - Independent Derry. Independent Derry was l...
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With small businesses accounting for 99.3% of all private sector businesses at the start of 2016 it’s easy to see why they are the backbone to the UK economy, driving growth, innovation and jobs. Yet, recent statistics show that almost 40,000 companies have failed to pass their first year of trading since 2007, and after five years just four in ten small businesses are expected to survive. I...
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If you’ve ever tried to sell a car, you’ll know only too well that it can be a bit of a chore. Putting an ad in the local paper can prove to be a waste of time if you get no calls or enquiries and if you decide instead to traipse round some local dealers and they’re not offering you a decent price, it can be frustrating to say the least. Help is now at hand however thanks to an ...
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