FEATURES: PEOPLE

Simon Harrow has had an incredible year. Kiddicare was acquired by Morrisons and now an overhaul of the brand is planned. He talks us though some of the improvements scheduled for this year and beyond. “We’ll create a more socially …

He’s best known for being the co-founder of my-wardrobe and Chairman at Amara, but Andrew Curran has been quietly working on another online business venture. Amara sales up 143% to £1.13m Plans to take brand portfolio to 150 New business …

Last December VOGUE.COM UK hosted a week of special content and exclusives in conjunction with online fashion and luxury retailers. We caught up with Editor Dolly Jones to discuss her brainchild, Online Fashion Week, and to find out if it …

Del Huse is a Managing Director at Oakley Capital Private Equity, a mid market private equity fund operating in the UK and Europe. More high value deals, like Kiddicare and Wiggle, to come in 2012 Oakley keen to acquire or …

James Bailey is the founder of Pleasefund.us a crowdfunding website for creatives in music, film, fashion, technology and publishing. One of the most important things to remember when being a boss is… that you have to lead by example. You …

Just over a year ago, The Hut Group acquired Daniel Crown’s online beauty empire, Lookfantastic, for £19.4m. As well as continuing to run the website, he also sits on the board of the Hut Group. Turnover target of £50m Foray …

Matt Davies is a man who means business. The tourism side of his and his father’s freight enterprise was established in 1999 with the birth of Direct Ferries Ltd. The website Directferries.co.uk was launched in 2002. £46.5m turnover 13% year-on-year …

Martin Newman is CEO of e-commerce consultancy Practicology. The company has worked on a range of projects for brands such as Wilkinson, Thomas Pink and the Science Museum. Former Asda Executive Development Director Doug Gurr becomes a shareholder “On the …

Richard Davis started Virtual Gym TV in 2008 with a small following. He now has an audience of 400,000 viewers. He tells us about the brand and his ambitions for the future. Audience of 400,000 viewers “We help companies promote …

Selling laptops, appliances and nursery products online may seem an unlikely venture for a documentary filmmaker. But Nick Glynne used the same entrepreneurial drive it took to make films for Channel 4 and the BBC to build up an e-commerce …

Kiyan Foroughi and Avid Larizadeh are co-founders of Boticca.com, an online marketplace for jewellery and accessories from emerging designers. KIYAN FOROUGHI The most rewarding thing about my job is to see the profound change we make in our designers’ lives. …

We introduced readers to Amara.co.uk back in April, with a profile on the luxury home accessories website founder, Andy Hood. Since then Andrew Curran has formalised his position with the company. We find out about his plans to take the …

Unlike the rest of the UK, Just Eat Managing Director David Buttress is hoping for rain. “The weather plays a big part in the way people order food,” He says. “When it rains, we get 20% more sales.” SUPPORTING PARTNER …

Hugo Burge is Executive Chairman and CEO of Cheapflights Media. Along with business partner David Soskin he is also behind the investment fund HOWZAT Media which has interests in Alexandalexa, WAYN and Trivago. SUPPORTING PARTNER MESSAGE Find out how our …

For Justine Roberts, co-founder of Mumsnet.com, a “nerve jangling” trip across time zones with her new-born twins was a shambles that sparked the idea for one of the most successful parenting advice and networking websites on the net. SUPPORTING PARTNER …