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Magic Madhouse, a specialist online retailer of trading cards and board games, has signed to occupy a 16,308 sq ft industrial unit at SEGRO’s Great Cambridge Industrial Estate, Enfield.

GfK anticipates nominal turnover growth of 2.0 percent in 2019 for brick-and-mortar retail in the 27 EU nations (excludes the UK). Romania (+7.0 percent) and Lithuania (+5.9 percent) are expected to have the highest growth rates. Growth is also forecasted for Spain (+2.4 percent) and France (+2.8 percent). These are some of the results from GfK's recently released 2019 European retail analysis, which is available free of charge.

Giada, the media player brand in the German-speaking region in 2018, has announced the availability of the new BQ67 high-end fat client. Despite its compact size, the BQ67 is a surprisingly versatile and powerful PC that offers desktop CPU performance.

Innserve, specialists in the supply, installation and maintenance of beer and soft drinks dispense systems, is rolling out Panasonic TOUGHBOOK L1 Android tablets to its 400 technicians across the UK.

An industry report has found that almost a fifth of leading UK e-retailers are missing out on potential sales due to a lack of connection with their customers’ extended social circles. These figures have worsened since a similar study was carried out 12 months beforehand.

eCommerce and digital marketing agency, Visualsoft, has announced a contract renewal with premium fashion company Daniel Footwear, extending their partnership for a further two years.

UK SME business owners have voiced their concern that what they want and what they are going to get from the Brexit process is going to be very different, according to the latest data from Close Brothers Asset Finance.

Sustainability-conscious brands place high importance on the raw materials used to create retail displays and packaging but neglect the end-of-life outcome, according to new research.

Ivalua, provider of global spend management cloud solutions, has announced the findings of a worldwide survey of supply chain, procurement and finance business leaders, on the status of their digital transformations, the obstacles encountered and keys to success.

PayPoint has released new figures showing that it has helped over 2,000 of its ATM customers remove banking charges in the past year, all with the help of its unique Net Settlement facility.

Fashion retailers understand that social media plays an important role in driving awareness, traffic and orders. However, given the complex shopping journey of today’s fashion consumer, it’s difficult to clearly identify the relative merits of different social networks – particularly as the networks themselves are continuing to evolve and introduce new features.