Online department store DealsDirect has flagged further start-up acquisitions, after appointing former Centrebet boss Michael McRitchie as its new chief executive, with Linda Barrett named as head of buying.
The online retail sector has been dismissed as a distraction from the real game - even recently, by retail giant Gerry Harvey - but the figures, and the trend, tell a different story.
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Paul Greenberg has almost doubled the revenue of online retailer Deals Direct, to $40 million, in a year. Now, he tells AMANDA GOME, he plans to double it again.