The Very Group

The Very Group operates Littlewoods and Very as digital-only, finance-centric retailers. It covers most product categories from fashion to electricals and homeware. Originally conceived as a catalogue retailer under the name Shop Direct, it stopped the presses in 2015 to focus on its online customer experience through the early adoption of personalisation and AI. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about The Very Group and the online retail sector.

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News
The Very Group completes refinancing
10 April 2025By Megan Robinson
The Very Group has refinanced £598m through issuing privately placed senior secured notes due in August 2027.
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The Very Group launches data-led creative studio to collaborate with brands
3 April 2025By Megan Robinson
Online marketplace The Very Group has launched a new marketing proposition connecting its data-led creative capabilities to external brands.
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The Very Group to launch new beauty hub driven by tech transformation
27 March 2025By Megan Robinson
Online retailer The Very Group is launching a new platform dubbed “Beauty Inspiration Hub” driven by its new tech overahul through its cloud-based system.

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News

The Very Group has delivered an ‘improved performance’ as profit grows

19 February 2025By Megan Robinson

The Very Group has recorded an “improved performance” as it saw profits rise but its revenue slipped.

Feature

Automation: What does retail look like in a post-Budget world?

3 February 2025By Megan Robinson

As retail navigates a world post-Budget, Retail Week looks at who is looking at automation as an aid, and how this will impact both customers and millions in the workforce.

Very Group has recorded increase in golden quarter sales
14 January 2025By Megan Robinson
What will 2025 bring? Primark, Tesco, Amazon, Sephora and H&M bosses predict the year ahead
23 December 2024By Retail Week staff
Black Friday: How can retailers stand out to capture the wallets of cautious shoppers?
12 November 2024By Megan Robinson
Q&A: Chelsea Peers founder on continuing to capitalise on the loungewear boom
6 November 2024By Chloe Mills

Drowning in data? Learn from Tesco, The Very Group and more about how to connect, harness and scale up
31 October 2024Paid for post by Adverity
Speed, creativity and efficiency – how Very is using AI to shake up content marketing
29 October 2024Promotional research for ITG
Very Group records ‘resilient’ performance as profit grows but revenue dips
24 October 2024By Megan Robinson
Three retailers reveal the next steps in their retail media networks
21 October 2024By Megan Robinson

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