B&Q stories
Rithum launches SupplyExplorer to speed supplier discovery
Yesterday
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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supply chain
Rithum rolls out SupplyExplorer as retailers face pressure to widen assortments and cut supplier sourcing delays.
Rithum appoints Mausam Bhatt as Chief Product Officer
Last week
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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martech
Rithum brings in former Realtor.com executive Mausam Bhatt to steer product strategy as it ramps up AI-led tools and automation across its platform.
Kingfisher signs Google Cloud deal for AI shopping
Last month
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Kingfisher strikes multi-year Google Cloud deal to power AI-driven, conversational shopping across B&Q, Castorama and Brico Dépôt sites.
Rithum reshapes leadership with new CRO and CFO appointments
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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data analytics
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fintech
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martech
Commerce software group Rithum hires Gregory Banning as CRO and elevates Caitlin Hauser to CFO as it revamps its senior leadership team.
Social media drives Black Friday sales surge in UK
Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Social media fuelled a Black Friday boom in the UK, as Rithum data showed global social sales soaring 152% and online spend up 27%.
Pennies celebrates 15 years & GBP £75 million raised for UK charities
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
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payment technologies
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domino's
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csr
Pennies marks 15 years by raising GBP £75 million through micro-donations, aiding over 1,100 UK charities via digital checkouts.
Stockurday surge challenges UK logistics amid record BFCM sales
Tue, 18th Nov 2025
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robots
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supply chain
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ai
UK retailers face a tense 'Stockurday' as record Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales push logistics to their limits amid rising AI shopping trends.
B&Q & GXO accelerate net-zero logistics with AI & clean fuels
Wed, 27th Aug 2025
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cartech
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supply chain
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clean technologies
B&Q and GXO accelerate net-zero logistics, reducing emissions by 40% with AI and clean fuels, targeting carbon-neutral delivery by 2040.
Kingfisher adopts Fivetran to boost data operations
Fri, 11th Oct 2024
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Kingfisher has chosen Fivetran to optimise its data operations across eight countries, dramatically reducing manual tasks and enhancing customer experience.
B&Q teams up with Rithum to boost online sales strategy
Wed, 1st May 2024
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e-commerce
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diy
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partners
B&Q inks partnership with Rithum to improve its eCommerce strategy, bolster marketplace expansion, and reduce new product enlistment time by half.
EDB Names Former Microsoft Executive as New CEO
Wed, 2nd Aug 2023
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database management systems
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job moves
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intersec
EnterpriseDB appoints Kevin Dallas, former Microsoft executive, as CEO to accelerate growth and innovation in Postgres in the enterprise.
GitHub Universe: company unveils new enterprise products
Thu, 10th Nov 2022
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apm
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open source
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ai
GitHub has announced a range of new products designed to accelerate the company's push into major enterprises at its San Francisco event.
Infortrend boosts data center efficiency with new storage system
Wed, 24th May 2017
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
Infortrend unveils EonStor GS 3025B, enhancing data centres with superior storage efficiency and scalable cloud integration.