Customers don’t want to fill in forms or remember passwords online. Start-up Slingshot helps customers select items from anywhere and they all go into the same basket, meaning customers only have to add details once.
Q&A: Peder Stubert of Virtusize
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Online retail is flying. But there are still a few big challenges which prevent online shops from providing the same service as customers find in-store. The ability to try things on is an important one of these.
Profile: Natalie Brossard of LuxxLab.com
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Quitting a high-profile career in the City of London, Natalie Brossard co-founded LuxxLab.com, an online boutique with a twist, along with fellow former-career girl Anouchka Bala. Here Natalie explains why online-only is the way to go.
Profile: Stephane Setbon, CEO and founder of Spootnik
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Stephane Setbon, CEO and founder of Spootnik, the unique high-end fashion start-up that mixes eCommerce with social media, tells us how his niche is growing fast and why buying in bulk wholesale allows customers to get high-quality items without the premium price tag.
Profile: Philip Rooke, CEO, Spreadshirt
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A quick glance at Spread Shirt and you might assume it’s simply a company that prints customised T-Shirts, no big deal you might say. But with four active revenue models and sales of €65m last year, up 42% on the previous year and expected to grow a further 30% this year – you might sit up and pay more attention.
Profile: Dessi Bell, founder of Zaggora
April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Stressing out about losing weight for your wedding is a reality for many women. The pressure is no rare thing. But turning this stress into a highly-successful business proposition definitely is. But that’s what happened to 28 year old ex-investment banker Dessi Bell and her burgeoning company Zaggora.
Profile: Cameron Chell of Slyce
March 27, 2013 By 1 Comment
Cameron Chell, founder of Slyce, explains how his business will revolutionise ecommerce by enabling customers to buy products just by snapping them on a phone camera.
Profile: Tom Allason of Shutl
March 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Lack of convenience with delivery is often cited as one of the reasons that online shoppers abandon their carts before sale. When entrepreneur Tom Allason realised this he decided to do something about it and one of London’s most successful new start-ups was born – Shutl.
Q&A: Bertie Stephens, founder of Flubit
March 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
With $1m investment and a $4m valuation Flubit – the online discount platform threatening to “change the face of buying online,” has made a name for itself since launch in September 2012.
Q&A: Dan Jennings of Monster Slippers
February 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Dan Jennings was busy running a successful logistics company when he came across a fledgeling business he simply couldn’t ignore. Monster Slippers. Since buying in 2008, he and his team have turned the business around and made it a roaring success.
