London interiors platform increases sales 119 per cent in first quarter
A global luxury interiors platform has announced that its sales have increased by 119 per cent for the first quarter of 2020. LuxDeco has announced record quarterly results, seeing furniture sales rise...
View ArticleNewcastle sales tech startup secures six-figure funding to expand team
A tech startup based in Newcastle has raised six-figure funding to grow its proposition and workforce. Allegrow has secured £400k to expand its business from North East Venture Fund (NEVF), which is...
View ArticleSpirits firm reports “exceptional” performance thanks to sanitiser range
An infused spirits specialise has had an ‘exceptional’ performance after pivoting to create alcohol sanitiser products in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The British Honey Company has reported sales...
View ArticleSunderland BID sets up online business support panel
A panel of experts is being created by Sunderland BID to help businesses get help and support through special online sessions. ‘Ask the Experts’ has been set up by the BID so that city centre traders...
View ArticleNorth East production company launches online events venture
A North East audio-visual specialist has launched a sister company to meet a growing demand for online conferences and events during the COVID-19 crisis. Big Purple Productions, which is based in...
View ArticleTraining company hires nearly 200 new employees during lockdown
A global training company has announced that it has hired nearly 200 new UK employees during the lockdown. FDM Group, which specialises in the recruit, train, deploy sector, today announced that it has...
View ArticleYorkshire shampoo firm cleans up with 300 per cent sales increase
A Yorkshire toiletries company has reported a 300 per cent increase in sales in the past month. Nut and Noggin, which is based near York and was set up in December 2019, sells plastic-free shampoo...
View ArticleWomen’s social network secures $12m Series A funding to expand operations
A social network designed to support women through significant life events has secured $12m to roll out new products and expand its team. Peanut has closed the multi-million dollar Series A funding...
View ArticleNew sales performance business created with acquisition of Middlesbrough and...
A new data-led sales performance business is being created to help companies trade more efficiently in challenging economic conditions. The deal involved London company Saleslevers’ acquisition of both...
View ArticleSuperdry: 75% of stores to be reopened by end of May
Fashion brand Superdry has announced it expects 75 per cent of its stores to be operational by the end of May. In a trading statement from the company this morning, the group outlined plans to reopen...
View ArticleBdaily's Dr Roy Stanley on the Black Swan Event of COVID-19: A catalyst for...
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world unlike any other event in modern history, both personally and economically. Bdaily chairman Dr Roy Stanley has drawn on his insights into business growth to...
View ArticleFacing COVID-19: The haulage entrepreneur swapping freight for essential...
A County Durham-based entrepreneur has pivoted his haulage business to deliver vital medical supplies and food during the COVID-19 pandemic. LGV driver and businessman Paul Barker has joined forces...
View ArticleMeet The MD: Disciple Media CEO Benji Vaughan on“breaking the social media...
Techno musician and entrepreneur Benji Vaughan is on a mission to ‘change the world’. Benji, whose psychedelic trance discography spans almost two decades, is the founder of community platform Disciple...
View ArticleThis week's London appointments
Mike Keaton, TravelTime TravelTime has appointed Mike Keaton as head of sales as it looks to commercialise its market-ready API product and growing data analytics arm. Mike has 20 years’ experience as...
View ArticleDr Roy Stanley on the Black Swan Event of Covid-19: Innovation and Business...
In the first of a week-long series of articles, Bdaily chairman and entrepreneur Dr Roy Stanley looks at how the COVID-19 crisis presents an opportunity for firms to re-examine their business models....
View ArticleFacing COVID-19: The gift company boosting site visitors by nearly 2000 per...
A London gift company has increased its site visitors by more than 1000 per cent after adapting its offerings to meet lockdown guidelines. The Little Surprises Company, which offers events as gifts -...
View ArticleSeven-figure deal secures international acquisition for London marketing company
A London prospecting company has announced the acquisition of an international email marketing firm in a seven-figure deal. Cognism reported today that it has acquired German email signature marketing...
View ArticleDr Roy Stanley on the Black Swan Event of Covid-19: Innovation and Products
On Day 2 of our look at COVID-19 as a Black Swan Event, Bdaily chairman and entrepreneur Dr Roy Stanley looks at how firms can design, create and distribute new products in response to a chaotic event....
View ArticleTesco reports panic buying has "subsided" after 30% sales increase
A UK supermarket has reported that customer patterns are returning to normal after a period of panic buying. Tesco announced today that after several weeks of panic buying, it is experiencing “more...
View ArticleCosmetics company sees profits drop by 63 per cent
A London cosmetics company reported today that it saw a 63 per cent drop in profit over the past year. Warpaint London saw pre-tax profit for the year falling to £1.8m, down from £4.7m year-on-year....
View Article