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The Founder Gazette
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Filed under: e commerce

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Retail policy

Shein's UK sales hit £2.58bn as £135 duty break nears its end

Accounts filed at Companies House show a 26 per cent rise, past Asos. The exemption that makes the model work is due to go by October 2028.

№ 318 · 12 October 2026
Tools & tactics

Solo founder runs CAD software she has never learned, via Codex

Yana Welinder builds garments, vendor outreach and a Stripe-connected storefront on her own, using a written spec and agents that drive the software for her. Here is the workflow she demonstrated.

№ 109 · 21 August 2026
Startup news

ClearJet raises $25m selling spare belly space on passenger jets

The Austin company owns no planes. It books unused cargo capacity on flights already flying, and Edison Partners has just led a $25m Series B on the strength of it.

№ 72 · 13 August 2026