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
Very Group has recorded increase in golden quarter sales
2025-01-14T07:28:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Very Group has recorded a strong Christmas and Black Friday trading, mainly driven by a rise in annual sales across home, toys, gifts and beauty.
Analysis
What will 2025 bring? Primark, Tesco, Amazon, Sephora and H&M bosses predict the year ahead
2024-12-23T06:00:00+00:00By Retail Week staff
Looking ahead: What will shape retail in 2025? We’ve asked the top bosses in British retail to gaze into the horizon and give us their predictions for the industry’s next chapter.
Analysis
Black Friday: How can retailers stand out to capture the wallets of cautious shoppers?
2024-11-12T16:36:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
As Black Friday weekend nears, Retail Week takes a look at what retailers can do to stand out from a very busy crowd.

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Interview

Q&A: Chelsea Peers founder on continuing to capitalise on the loungewear boom

2024-11-06T07:00:00+00:00By Chloe Mills

Retail Week sat down with premium pyjama and loungewear brand Chelsea Peers founder Tom Pyne, to discuss the ongoing boom of loungewear, the importance of a broad customer base, and how third-party partners have been the key to success.

Analysis

Drowning in data? Learn from Tesco, The Very Group and more about how to connect, harness and scale up

2024-10-31T06:00:00+00:00Paid for post by Adverity

Retail businesses having one holistic view of all data was once seen as an unreachable holy grail. Not anymore. New technologies are enabling meaningful and scalable data strategies.

Speed, creativity and efficiency – how Very is using AI to shake up content marketing
2024-10-29T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for ITG
Very Group records ‘resilient’ performance as profit grows but revenue dips
2024-10-24T06:32:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Three retailers reveal the next steps in their retail media networks
2024-10-21T15:12:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Retail 2025: AI investment a top priority for next year, say retail bosses
2024-10-15T06:00:00+01:00Promotional research for Zebra Technologies

The Very Group is set to appoint bankers as it eyes £2.5bn sale
2024-10-07T15:21:00+01:00By Ritika Bhoora
Very has released a new campaign inviting families to start Christmas toy shopping early
2024-10-01T11:47:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Very Group has launched a new retail media network
2024-09-16T23:01:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Very Group and Victoria’s Secret are considering offering same-day delivery
2024-09-12T15:39:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

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