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89% Of Sales Made On This E-commerce Site Are Made By Female-led Companies!

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Hilary Clinton stood forlornly under Manhattan’s highest real-life glass ceiling, and announced ““I know that we still have not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling…But someday someone will” as she conceded the US election to Donald Trump, the ultimate male chauvinist throwback. It was 2016’s lowest moment, perhaps, for strong, female leaders. But here …

New Retail Fund from Russia That Plans To Invest $3bn In The Retail Stars Of Tomorrow Will Be Headquartered In London

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Letter One, an investment company who describe themselves as “a partnership of successful entrepreneurs and international businesspeople” has launched a new investment vehicle, L1 Retail, which consists of a $3 billion dollar fund to back “a small number of retailers that have the potential to become market leaders in their segments and markets”, across Europe. …

Notonthehighstreet.com Brings Total Funding To £60m As Curated, Creative Marketplace Secures £21m Round Led By Hubert Burda Media

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Notonthehighstreet.com, the “leading curated online marketplace connecting the best small creative businesses with the world” has raised $27.65m in a Series E round led by Hubert Burda Media. The start-up, which was founded in 2006 by entrepreneurs Holly Tucker MBE and Sophie Cornish MBE, and reached £158m in sales in 2016, a CAGR of 135% …

Shopaholics Beware, It’s the iBag2! Custom Built Self-Locking Bag Uses Robotics To Keep Hands Off Credit Cards

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meet the iBag – custom designed by the female-led team at Colmac Robotics Ltd, and designed by Geova Rodriguez from New York, it doesn’t just look good, it can help you save! The personal finance website finder.com/UK has announced the launch of the UK’s first ever digitally programmable, self-locking handbag, which comes with in-built robotics …

Can A Grocery Shopping App That Plots Optimal Route Around Supermarkets Help UK Fall In Love With Food Shopping Again?

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They say the best start-up ideas are the ones that make you wonder why you didn’t do it yourself . Well, who hasn’t dreamed of performing the ultimate “supermarket sweep” – planning your journey around the store in advance, avoiding making it all the way to aisle 16 before realising your last item is located …

Spotlight On: Level 39; Quite Simply Europe’s Largest Tech Accelerator For Finance, Retail, Cyber Security & Future Cities Start-Ups

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When we think about London’s start-up eco-system Level 39 is quite possibly one of the first names that comes to mind, somewhere after “Tech City”, perhaps, and certainly right there in the mixer with “Silicon Roundabout”, WeWork, The Bakery, Central Working, Google Campus, Techstars /Barclays London, and so on. Synonymous with the emergence and supercharged …

TrueStart Start-up Accelerator Graduate City Pantry, The Online Platform For Corporate Catering, Raises Funds From London Co Investment Fund

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Online office catering platform City Pantry have raised £1.1m of funding from the part tax payer funded Angel CoFund and the London Co Investment Fund. The company puts corporate caterers in touch with office managers or event organisers offering either one-off catering or a “meal plan” subscription service to provide regular food delivery. City Pantry, …

Ethical Fashion Platform TARLEE Is Showcasing & Selling The Best Up and Coming “Slow Fashion” Brands In Europe

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A Black Open Back Satin Cami by Lily & Carter, and Bibi Shorts by Uzma Bozai; examples of the kind of “slow fashion” items to be found on Haggerston based Tarlee’s ethical online fashion portal 2 entrepreneurs  whose career paths went in opposite directions after they left university have re-joined forces and launched an online …

Joint Venture Between IncuBus Ventures & Camden Market Will See 2,000 sq. ft. “Future of Retail” Store Showcase London’s Fastest Growing Retail Start-ups

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Camden Town Market; surely the perfect place for up and coming hipster entrepreneurs to showcase their wares and find the perfect product market fit? IncuBus Ventures, the late stage start-up growth accelerator founded by Rishi Chowdhury and George Johnston, that specialises in delivering sales and marketing masterclasses, has joined forces Camden Market, which welcomes more …

The End Of The High Street, Or The Beginning Of The Click And Collect Revolution?

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First Woolworths, now BHS – has the British public fallen out of love with the high street? Can tech save it? It’s no secret that the British High Street isn’t what it used to be; in the past decade Woolworths, Jane Norman, Threshers, Peacocks and Clinton cards have all fallen into administration and been consigned …

The rise of MallTech means you had better take your smartphone shopping with you!

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“Brands can’t lord it over customers now. Before, it was about waving the flag of the brand. Now consumers are turning themselves into brands through social media. Gap doesn’t make you cool; you make Gap cool by choosing to wear it.” Antonio Bertone, former marketing chief at Puma, speaking to Wired magazine, sums it up …