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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...

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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...

Retail

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...