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The Independents takes over creative agency The Sunshine Company

Communications company The Independents has acquired consultancy and creative agency The Sunshine Company, the group, which also includes PR agency Karla Otto and production company Bureau Betak, announced on Wednesday. Since its foundation in 2012, The Sunshine Company, founded by Al MacCuish and Jenna Barnet, has paved the way into the...

Business

Faire launches mobile app for brands

Wholesale marketplace Faire is launching a mobile app for brands that will allow independent brands to manage their business “from their phones, anytime, anywhere”. The launch is part of Faire’s goal of providing a truly end-to-end solution for independent brands and retailers so that they can meaningfully compete with the global giants by...

BusinessFeatured

Ankorstore rebrands and launches rewards programme

French start-up Ankorstore, the largest online ecosystem connecting independent retailers and brands across Europe, is rebranding under a new two-word manifesto: “rewild retail” to articulate its mission to pioneer the evolution of retail in favour of independents. Ankorstore, which in January secured 250 million euros in a Series C funding...

RetailFeatured

Brits plan to spend 8.4 billion pounds at independents this Christmas

UK shoppers plan to spend 8.4 billion pounds this festive season with independent retailers, according to new research from Direct Line business insurance. This is an increase of almost 2 billion pounds on last Christmas, adds Direct Line, when shoppers were planning to spend 6.5 billion pounds at independent retailers, and will come as a...

Retail

Independents to boycott Black Friday

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) said that the majority of its members will not be slashing prices within their stores this Black Friday. The industry body, which works with more than 6,000 independent businesses, said that 85 percent of its independents will be boycotting Black Friday Sales this year, a figure the Bira adds...

Fashion

Fashion independents saw tough 2011

Despite the relentless shadow of gloom that has been hanging over retailers and businesses for the past year, the British Independent Retailers Association reported a strong, even unexpected, finish to 2011 for independents, with the exception of fashion retailers who saw falls in each quarter. The research figures saw the highest proportion of...