It’s pumped into the background whether we’re doing some spring time browsing or frantic Christmas shopping, but music in retail establishments has been proven to have a big impact on cash going into tills.
Having completed the sale of her price comparison business Gocompare to esure, giving it a valuation of £190m, Hayley Parsons sits down with Real Business to relive the journey and explain the firm’s innovative marketing strategy.
A Barnsley craftsman, who specialises in making bespoke kitchen furniture, is perhaps not as well-known as he should be for the work he did in the first Harry Potter film. But he’s now taken his experience and made a bid to change the market.
We spoke to Michael Kent, CEO of money transfer business Azimo, about growing a disruptive business and the future of fintech.
UK manufacturers are playing catch-up when it comes to automation, and an increase in tax benefits, better understanding from banks and a longer term view on return on investment from SMEs is needed to make sure the sector can compete.
Real Business talks to CEO John Curwen about why Harvey Jones decided to package itself as a domestic product rather than an international one. Being ‘Made in Britain’ seems to be a key factor to the brand.
Luxury brands have traditionally been reluctant to embrace e-commerce. The reasons for this are manifold, chiefly because they feel that true brand values and the whole ‘luxury shopping’ experience, where you dress up because you know it will be a high-end swanky place, can only be achieved within a retail environment.
After he and his soon-to-be business partner kept themselves fuelled for late-night study sessions using hummus, Christian Mouysset decided the savoury snack was the best ingredient to feed a burning entrepreneurial ambition.
POD Point has reached its £1.2m target, in exchange for a 6.89 per cent stake, making it the third largest funding round in Seedrs’ history.
The social video phenomenon has provided the basis for a great deal of new businesses, and now Grabyo is providing a way for big broadcasters to control flow.
