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  Never forget someone's birthday again thanks to Prsnt, the gifting app that enables users to source and send instant presents via text! As we all know, it's been a pretty challenging time for the retail sector recently, so we love seeing startups that are creating innovative ways to help - startups just like UK-based Prsnt. Going live after a successful beta testing phase, Prsnt is an ins...
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The startup that's on a mission to help us all shop more sustainably online thanks to The Beagle Button, its innovative browser extension Sustainability. It’s good. It’s vital, in fact, and is slowly becoming more of a part of people’s everyday lives. But it can be tricky to ensure that the products you are buying and the companies you are buying from are actually sustainable,...
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Want to get your product on the supermarket shelves? Here are a just a few of the reasons why that will help... According to research reported by the Retail Gazette, UK retail sales in August 2021 grew at the fastest pace in nearly seven years. The CBI found 60% of retailers reporting higher sales in the year running to August – up from the July figure of 23% and the highest reading sinc...
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  The lowdown on Swapi, the startup that enables users to swap their loyalty rewards, cashback & gift cards between brands. Everyone likes loyalty points. They mean that every now and then we can get a free coffee, a free flight, a free something from the places that we frequent. We probably frequent these places because we like them, obviously, and so getting something for free is a si...
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  New analysis by cloud accounting company Ember indicates that the retail sector continues to be a pretty attractive proposition for startups... Retail has been revealed as the UK’s best industry to start a new business according to research from cloud accounting company Ember. Their analysis shows that the retail trade, (except for motor vehicles and motorcycles), tops the rankings...
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Richard Horwell, founder of Brand Relations shares his tips for taking that family recipe from kitchen stove to supermarket shelf Business ideas can form in a variety of places. Some of the best begin in a kitchen. Whether a recipe has been handed down through generations, or adapted from dishes experienced while travelling, or created from scratch (by design or by accident), it’s likely ...
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The lowdown on Haru, the Belfast-based startup that is on a mission to help charities and sustainable brands sell online Charity shops are great places for people to get good quality second-hand products and support a charity at the same time. They are good places to take things that you no longer want or need, but are in too good condition to throw away, reducing the amount of waste ending up ...
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With her high street store closed, some insights from one independent retailer on how adapting her business to an online platform has helped Amanda Alexander is founder of Giddy Goat Toys in Didsbury on the outskirts of Manchester. Until the pandemic forced her to shut her doors the small independent business was ticking over nicely. But the pandemic changed all that. The majority of Amanda&r...
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LEVELUP 2021 is a two day blended digital and in-person event looking at innovation and inspiration from around the world, exploring how people, both locally and internationally, have created opportunity, economic growth and initiated real change. Even before the pandemic, the world was evolving and technological innovations were happening at a significant pace. However, Covid 19 has ...
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  Joris Kroese, CEO and Founder of Hatch shares his thoughts and insights into the key technology trends to expect in the e-commerce sector in the year ahead While the Covid-19 pandemic was pivotal for e-commerce, we’re only scratching the surface of the impact that it will have for businesses in the next decade, writes Joris Kroese, CEO and Founder of Hatch. In 2020, we witnessed a ...
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