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The Boohoo & Missguided effect is creating new business in Manchester; this time LOTD

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The Boohoo & Missguided effect is creating new business in Manchester; this time LOTD

Sitting in a cafe a day or two before Christmas 2017 we saw a bus with an advertisment promoting a new clothing website -> www.lotd.com Source: Screenshot of lotd.com on 21 Dec, 2017. Our thought was initially - Is there another company starting to use the TfL advertising trick as used by Boohoo, Missguided, Nasty Gal, Prettylittlething, Heist Studios and other pureplay online fashion retailers? After a quick check we noticed one of the directors of Lotd Ltd resigned from Boohoo.com UK Ltd in April 2017. Lotd Ltd was incorporated in March 2017 and share its office address with TheRobertStreetHub,...

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Europe's busiest shopping street to become a 'people only' place; London's Oxford Street to transform from 2018

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Europe's busiest shopping street to become a 'people only' place; London's Oxford Street to transform from 2018

Oxford Street is being transformed to a people-only place in 2018, starting with closing the stretch from Oxford Circus to Selfridges/Orchard Street (aka 'the posh bit of Oxford Street') to vehicles. Crossrail will open in Bond Street station and Tottenham Court Road station in December 2018 pushing up total visitor numbers to Oxford Street by a forecast 20%, or 120,000 visitors per day. With 200 million visitors already passing through Oxford Street every year, this will push visitor numbers closer to 240 million per year. Artists impression of a pedestrianised Oxford Street The 300+ retailers in the area will no...

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China Watch: Self-Serve Convenience Stores

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China Watch: Self-Serve Convenience Stores

Self-service stores is a big thing in China. At what point will Chinese companies lead and businesses like Amazon follow?

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Gamification - making online shopping fun! (a chat with Hullabalook)

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Gamification - making online shopping fun! (a chat with Hullabalook)

Hullabalook aim to make product discovery fun from its current offices located in True.'s incubator/accelerator space in Victoria, just around the corner of the old House of Fraser head office. "We build beautiful and playful online shopping experiences that help to make finding the products we want to buy faster and easier." (Hullabalook) The company launched in June 2016 and moved into the True. space almost immediately and have been there since. Hullabalook is now a team of 10 people backed by Passion Capital and Playfair Capital. Clients already include Made.com, Houseology, Mamas & Papas, Kavehome and John Lewis. An...

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Last mile delivery using network of autonomous delivery vehicles

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Last mile delivery using network of autonomous delivery vehicles

Last mile? Add wheels to parcel lockers and provide autonomous driving capapbilities!

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