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Re:store acquires Trouva and pledges to “accelerate” opportunities for indies

Cambridge-based start-up Re:store has acquired London-based marketplace Trouva and is pledging to help bridge the gap between online and offline for independent retailers. Re:Store, co-founded by Jon Reynolds, previously chief executive and co-founder of SwiftKey, and Siling Tan in 2020, aims to enable a human connection online through a...

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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...