“2025 is going to be our biggest year yet,” predicts Matt Hopkins owner of Ind!e, a UK company driving a retail renaissance with services that pair ambitious smaller brands with household big hitters.

The comprehensive support system it has developed, and now plans to scale with an investment raise, is built around four elements that organise connections in store and online. Covering the fashion, beauty, homeware, food and drink sectors, the benefits for brands include affordable market…