According to reports by Business Insider and Bloomberg, Shopify is set to acquire e-commerce fulfilment startup, Deliverr, for between $2.3bn and $2.7 billion, in a deal that is expected to be finalised in the next two weeks. Deliverr, which was recently valued at $2bn and is already used by Walmart, Google Shopping and Shopify, uses
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Japanese Fast Fashion brand, Uniqlo, has announced its intention to open hundreds of new stores worldwide, with the UK representing an important new market for the company which has been forced to close its 50 stores in Russia. Head of the company, Taku Morikawa, is now based in London, his base for running Uniqlo’s operations
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The Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) came into place on 1st April 2022 – here, the British Independent Retailers Consortium (bira) explains what you need to do and how it could affect your business. The plastic packaging tax has been introduced to provide an incentive for businesses to use recycled materials in plastic packaging. The goal
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Show organiser, Kerrison Exhibitions, has announced a raft of new developments for next year’s BCTF, including a new home for the Harrogate event, the launch of BCTF South and the 2022 edition of BCTF Online. Next year’s BCTF will be taking place from 16th – 18th April 2023 at a new home in the heart
The 2022 BCTF Award winners were announced on Monday April 11 in an emotional ceremony that saw the amazing British craft community raise a glass together for the first time since 2019. The award sponsors included some of the UK’s greatest champions of British crafts and consistent supporters of the British Craft Trade Fair, an
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New Garden Centre Association (GCA) Chairman, Tammy Woodhouse, shares the trading update and sets out her plot for the season ahead. What a whirlwind few months it has been in my new position as GCA Chairman. Chairman Elect, Will Blake, and I have been working hard on strengthening our relationships with our member centres and
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