London eCommerce News

Mayor launches crowdfunding scheme and urges Londoners to buy in advance from small businesses

He has launched a new crowdfunding initiative – called Pay It Forward London – aimed at helping Londoners support businesses which are currently struggling.

Conversational commerce tech startup Blueprint raises £1m seed investment

Blueprint aims to disrupt the retail process that has been built on email or online communication and traditional, clunky checkout systems.

London ranks second for independent business

Small Business Prices has analysed the best regions in the UK to start an independent business, with London ranking second behind South East.

Deliveroo signs up 3,000 restaurants as more turn to delivery to cope with Covid-19

Some well-known brands who have joined Deliveroo recently include Dishoom, Song Que, and all of Gordon Ramsey's Restaurants across London.

UK to become third market to offer eBay's new payments experience

The update is part of the eCommerce giant's bid to modernize its marketplace and streamline the customer experience.

Global eCommerce giant to exhibit at Digital City Expo and host official festival launch

British unicorn Boohoo is supporting next month's Digital City Festival (DCF) taking place in Manchester, exhibiting at Digital City Expo and hosting the week's Official Opening at its headquarters.

Femtech company appoints Quiet Storm to strengthen profile

A wearable tech company that helps women strengthen their pelvic floor has appointed creative agency Quiet Storm to raise their profile.

Shipamax raises $7 million to help improve logistics automation

Farringdon-based Shipamax, a startup that helps logistics companies automate their back-office action, plans to double in size after raising $7 million.

UK online retail spend to jump by a third between 2020 and 2024

A fifth of all retail spend in the UK will be conducted online by 2024, according to GlobalData's latest research.

Bose set to close over a hundred stores across the world

Hundreds of Bose staff will lose their jobs as the audio manufacturer decides to close stores across North America, Europe, Japan and Australia.