Naked Wines is investing £5.5 million to
set up 22 new winemakers and help grow existing winemakers. The
investment will also see Norwich-based Naked Wines expand
internationally with offices in the Napa Valley, California and
in Australia. The NakedWines.com website will now be able to
serve Australian customers and from the summer, American
customers too. In addition, Naked Wines will invest funds into 22
vineyards located in Australia and the west coast of the US. The
Telegraph has more on the story.
SportPursuit.co.uk, a members-only flash-sales
website specialising in sportswear, has closed a series A funding
round raising $2.3 million. European venture capital firm
DFJ Esprit led the round alongside a number of
prominent business angels from the sport and eCommerce sectors.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club has
relaunched its eCommerce store in order to improve the online
ordering experience for its fans and to integrate the platform
with its electronic point of sale (EPoS) and customer
relationship management (CRM) systems. The new store, built by
PureNet, will replace West Bromwich Albion’s existing site in
time for the 2012/13 season kit launch.
QVC is auctioning off a replica of the Queen’s
Imperial Crown, writes the Daily Mail. The crown weighs approximately
1.5kg and has been valued at £10,528 by the QVC’s jewellery
experts.
The Independent’s Deborah Ross isn’t a catalogue
fan.
Almost half of Brits have shopped online after having a drink,
writes the Daily Mail.
North East newspaper The Chronicle reports that Mike Ashley has
been ordered to pay a court £800 to use the Sports
Direct brand name.
The Sunday Times has a feature on subscription-based
online stores such as Allotinabox and
Love Your Larder and how they are attracting
investors’ money.
DiamondManufacturers.co.uk is planning to expand
into Germany, reports the Mail’s financial news website.
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