B2C stories
AI-first auto retailer Ever raises USD $31m Series A led by Eclipse to scale its platform and push nationwide across the US market.
Investor appetite for AI remains intense as OpenAI's new cash haul lifts its valuation to USD $852 billion and deepens its compute push.
Staff and creditors face uncertainty as both businesses keep trading under external control while receivers assess their future.
US media-for-equity backing will fund LifeSafe’s direct-to-consumer push, as the fire safety start-up seeks wider household sales.
DHL opens a 21,000m² Erskine Park warehouse to boost tech and auto spare parts distribution, returns handling and energy-efficient logistics.
Zendesk to buy AI agent platform Forethought in its biggest deal in nearly 20 years, betting on self-improving automation in customer service.
AI 'leaders' in finance rush to pilots but lack rules, data and governance to scale tools into core, high‑accountability workflows.
Paxon names Ranjit Singh Nagra Business Development Manager to spearhead UK expansion and target growth in auto spares and eCommerce logistics.
Language learning platform Preply secures $150 million to boost AI tools and global growth, valuing the business at $1.2 billion.
Preply secures USD $150m Series D from WestCap at a USD $1.2b valuation to scale its human-led, AI-backed language learning platform.
Talkdesk unveils Commerce Orchestration and Consumer Goods Experience Cloud to coordinate AI-driven retail journeys end to end.
Widdop launches its first direct-to-consumer eCommerce site for Softies plush toys, marking a major digital shift for the 140-year-old brand.
The London fintech is adding operational and capital markets expertise as it pushes to win larger bank clients after a GBP £30 million fundraise.
The sector supported nearly 861,500 jobs and generated CAD $47.8 billion in government revenues last year, the study said.
Gumtree introduces verified badges and stricter checks for business sellers in the UK, aiming to boost user trust and deter fraud.
ConvoZen launches a unified multilingual AI voice stack for India, debuting Akshara and Ragini speech models tuned to real call-centre audio.
Wesfarmers has struck a multi-year deal with Google Cloud to deploy agentic AI across Kmart, Officeworks, Priceline and OnePass stores.
Asendia launches SendNow in Australia, giving SME online sellers self-service access to global shipping with no minimum parcel volumes.
North West mid-sized firms plan to ramp up apprentice hiring in 2026 after GBP £725 million reforms scrap training costs for under-25s.
Staci wins Waldencast Brands fulfilment deal to support B2B and DTC growth as the beauty group scales across the UK and EU markets.
