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Hornby to sell Scalextric brand for £20m

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (62+ words) Hornby has agreed a sale of 70 year old Scalextric to Purbeck Capital Partners which will see Hornby manage the Scalextric business as agent. The... Hornby to sell Scalextric brand for "20m Hornby has agreed a sale of 70 year old Scalextric to…...

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Lights out for established retailer

11+ hour, 25+ min ago  (62+ words) Lights out for established retailer'Home of Direct Commerce Lights out for established retailer Pagazzi Lighting has entered administration, leading to the closure of 11 stores and the loss of around 70 jobs. Founded in 1980 by Alan and Laura Pagan, the business specialised…...

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Debenhams Group partners with PayPal on AI-driven shopping in UK

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (307+ words) Debenhams Group, home to PrettyLittleThing, boohoo, boohooMAN, Karen Millen and Debenhams, has partnered with PayPal on an AI-driven shopping experience, becoming the first retailer in the UK to enable customers to discover, receive personalised recommendations and check out entirely within…...

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UK startup Sendr unveils world-first personalised video at scale for eCommerce

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (309+ words) Sendr has launched a breakthrough eCommerce use-case that allows retailers and creators to automatically send personalised video messages to shoppers at various stages across the eCommerce journey, including abandoned checkouts. The global abandoned cart value per year is estimated to…...

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Amazon launches 'Pay by Bank': A secure, card-free payment solution

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (258+ words) Amazon has announced Pay by Bank, a new payment method on amazon.co.uk that allows customers to complete retail purchases directly from their UK bank accounts, with the ability to pay for their Prime membership coming soon. "Pay by…...

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Patchworks launches MCP to move retail AI agents beyond insight to action

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (306+ words) Patchworks has announced the introduction of Patchworks MCP (Model Context Protocol) for its customers. Built on an API-first architecture, Patchworks MCP works directly with the Patchworks iPaaS, enabling retail AI assistants and automation tools to query data, monitor workflows, troubleshoot…...