Full coverage: E-commerce

In August, Smart Points, the holding company behind Loylap and Facilipay, went through the Scarp process to save the company. CEO Patrick Garry talks about securing new investment and future expansion plans.

The company, which just raised $265m and competes with TikTok Shop, is operating in Europe out of a Cork-registered HQ. Now Coimisiún na Meán wants more details about its EU compliance.

The Canadian tech firm booked a profit through its international HQ in Ireland, which manages the Emea and South American markets and uses a green jersey tax structure.

After cutting 200 roles last year and recently losing one of its co-founders, the Dublin-founded e-commerce finance unicorn is announcing a smaller round of job losses.

Karl O’Brien and Thomas Gleeson are behind e-commerce analytics start-up firm StoreHero. The two entrepreneurs talk about the origins of the business, raising funds, and signing up marquee customers.

Sligo-born Deirdre McGettrick swapped a corporate finance career to found Ufurnish, the UK's largest furniture comparison site. She talks to The Currency about purposefully bringing female investors on board and shifting the business plan through a turbulent market.

The same-day grocery delivery start-up has raised €18m from backers. However, with the company impacted by the ending of pandemic restrictions and the cost-of-living crisis, it is set to be acquired by Dunnes Stores for a relatively small sum.

Instead of raising more funds, Content Llama is set to close down by the end of this year. The technology provider to outdoor retailers failed to "turn the ship", its co-founder and chief executive Karina Kelly told investors.

Thriftify has opened the online shopping market to charity shops. Two years after joining its founding team, Emily Beere discusses tripling sales every month during Covid-19 lockdowns, raising venture capital, and moving to London to conquer the UK.

Ciara Sheahan had a steady career in real estate, but while looking for ways to set her property franchise apart, she stumbled across a technology that led her to co-found Orb Media, Ireland's only 360 experience company. She talks about the ups and downs of her career, what she learned along the way, and being a woman in business.