Ecommerce, Digital & Business News - 12 April 2021

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Good News Stories This week...

We've reached what feels like a very long awaited milestone as pub gardens, non-essential shops and gyms finally reopened yesterday.

Furthermore, the Transport Secretary, Grant Shappa, announced last week that we could start thinking about booking our holiday's - so if you're up for a bit of sun, sand and sangria, it looks like your luck may well be in this year, albeit with necessary restrictions & rules in place!

On top of that Rishi Sunak has declared that the stamp duty holiday has officially been extended for another three months, up until 30th June, which should put a spring in the step of the UK housing market. 

If that wasn't enough, here's this week's cut of ecommerce & industry news for you to enjoy.

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UK ECOMMERCE NEWS

Atterley closes £3m funding round as it drives growth strategy.
(Retail Gazette)

Menswear rental platform Garmentry launches in UK.
(Fashion United)

Barbour confident for 2021 despite “significant” Covid-19 impact.
(Retail Gazette)

Asos lifts earnings forecast after stellar first half.
(Retail Week)

Weird Fish hails ecommerce transformation following record-breaking sales.
(Retail Gazette)

Interactive live-streaming ecommerce platform brings entertainment commerce to the UK.
(Internet Retailing)

Attic Self Storage launches ecommerce accelerator programme.
(Harrow Times)

Ecommerce helps Plumbs grow sales.
(Lancashire Business View)

 

INTERNATIONAL ECOMMERCE NEWS

The RealReal launches ReCollection line of upcycled fashion.
(Fashion United)

Samsung expects first-quarter profit to soar 44%.
(CNet)

Aussie design startup Canva’s valuation balloons to $15 billion.
(Fortune)

Ecommerce in DACH region surpasses 100 billion euros.
(Ecommerce News)

Spain’s Glovo picks up $528M as Europe’s food delivery market continues to heat up
(TechCrunch)