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30/04/08

 
PointOV announces 5 exciting new jobs at EthicalSuperstore.com

PointOV announces 5 exciting new jobs at EthicalSuperstore.com

Ethicalsuperstore.com is a ground breaking internet business selling over 3,500 fair trade, organic and eco-friendly products - the widest range available in the UK. Following a third successful venture capital investment, we are recruiting five new positions to strengthen our team current team of 26.

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08/04/08

 

Profit motive hand in hand with ethics

Profit motive hand in hand with ethics.

Andy Redfern and Vic Morgan are looking to attract £3million worth of venture capital funding as they prepare to take their online superstore to Aim next year.

But the pair know that , with a strong social element to the business, some investors will simply not see the four year old firm as an attractive proposition.

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18/03/08

 

Shadow Secretary of State tours Ethicalsuperstore.com

Shadow Secretary of State tours Ethicalsuperstore.com

The weekend was an eventful one for Newcastle-based online retailer www.ethicalsuperstore.com as it welcomed Andrew Mitchell, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, to its Ouseburn headquarters on Saturday.

In the city to attend the Conservative Spring Forum at The Sage, Andrew Mitchell crossed the river Tyne and met with the founding partners Vic Morgan, Andy Redfern and many of the staff to discuss the phenomenal success of this ‘ethical amazon’ which is a one stop shop for ethical gifts, eco-friendly gadgets, organic groceries and fair-trade products.

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30/11/07

 
Ethicalsuperstore.com - Gifts, Gadgets and Groceries from across the world.

Dynamic duo bringing eco-kettles to the masses

With a mission to create an ‘ethical Amazon’, Vic Morgan and Andy Redfern are determined to change the way we shop.

Passionate about growing PointOV Ltd - the socially responsible business they founded just three years ago - they operate in the growing £29 billion market for ethical and fair trade products and services driven by increasing consumer demand.

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17/04/07

 
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Point OV Expand Management Team

April 2007 - On the back of recent news of securing £800,000 in funding to develop the company, PointOV has made a strategic move with the appointment of two experts to the management team.

Tim Morgan and Twanna Doherty join the team, bringing expertise that will drive the online ethical retail company into new territory.

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02/04/07

 
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Further Investment In Online Shopping With A Conscience At The Ethical Superstore

An online shopping company that is tipped to become the ‘ethical Amazon’ is expanding its business with a new funding round worth £800,000.

For the second time in nine months, the NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI) Co-Investment Fund has backed the work of PointOV – a ground-breaking internet business based in the Ouseburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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22/01/07

 

ZeroPointZero - Where the World makes a difference.

ZeroPointZero - Where the World makes a difference.

Question: What do you get when you cross Myspace.com, Digg.com, Youtube.com and your conscience?!

Answer: Zeropointzero.org: where the world makes a difference

Zeropointzero has been re-launched as a social networking and activist website for people around the world that share one thing in common - taking actions (no matter how big or small) that truly make a difference. In our first campaign we attracted 10,000 visitors to the site by asking them to spread the Fair Trade message by sending Divine chocolate to friends and family - now on the ZeroPointZero website you can post actions along with pictures and videos, vote and comment on actions and keep track of fellow activists activity on the site.

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29/08/06

 

Ethicalsuperstore.com - Gifts, Gadgets and Groceries from across the world.

Ethicalsuperstore.com - Gifts, Gadgets and Groceries from across the world.

Ethicalsuperstore has been launched reflecting our mission of delivering the widest range of products that put people- from all points of the globe - and the planet itself first!

You can shop the widest range of eco-friendly and fair trade products including the best selling brands and the very latest products sourced from around the world. Check out our gift sets and wrapping service, world culture and activist books, CDs and DVDs, and our fortnightly new products review.

This however is just the beginning as the store will take on a new look and feel on the run up to Christmas 2006.

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22/06/06

 
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The Ethical Amazon.com is Born?

PointOV Ltd has completed an initial venture financing of £386,000 led by NorthStar Equity Investors and Shared Interest Society, together with several private investors. The venture capital financing, one of the largest in recent years to support an ethical start-up company, will help PointOV undertake an extensive expansion program that includes the growth of its e-commerce business services and the further development of its online marketplace for fair trade and ethical products.

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16/05/06

 
Launching the Fair Trade Media wholesale catalogue

INTRODUCING:
The First Fair Trade Media Wholesale Catalogue

Now available, the Fair Trade Media wholesale catalogue, featuring some all-new product ideas from the world of fair trade, including fairtrade-marked greetings and calendars, fairtrade-marked cotton t-shirts and polo shirts, and fairtrade-marked cotton wool.

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17/02/06

 
Make Fairtrade Your Habit!

Make Fairtrade Your Habit!

Our exclusive Fairtrade fortnight event kit, provided in conjunction with the Fairtrade Foundation is now available online. We're also sponsoring a Fairtrade fortnight gig "Folk, Roots & Soul: Fairtrade Fortnight Live!" on 8 March in Newcastle with Gareth Davis-Jones, Da'Nelle Harvey and Day Chocolate company producers from Ghana.

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21/10/05

 
Now You Can Buy Divine Chocolate Gifts Online!!

Now You Can Buy Divine Chocolate Gifts Online!!

Divine Fairtrade Chocolate is launching a gift shop online offering Divine seasonal selections and perfect presents.

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15/09/05

The Newcastle-Gateshead Social Enterprise Programme

New e-Marketing Partnerships Launched

PointOV Ltd announced the launch of two new e-marketing partnerships involving New Consumer Magazine and L'Afrique en Angleterre. As part of its initiative with New Consumer Magazine, PointOV designed and now manages a webshop www.newconsumershop.org featuring fair trade and activist products from around the world. PointOV provides all product sourcing, fulfillment and customer services in support of the shop, which was recently rated one of the 10 Best Fair Trade websites by The Independent. For L'Afrique en Angleterre, PointOV has designed and built a flash-enabled website www.lafriqueanewcastle.com in support of the L'Afrique a Newcastle (Africa in Newcastle) music and cultural festival, re-designed the organisation's branding, and is providing strategic support for ongoing marketing and development activities.

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