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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The Christmas Forecast
9 July 2025Promotional research for Acuity Pricing, Feedonomics and Vypr
Exclusive data reveals how shoppers will spend in golden quarter.
News
The Very Group makes new hire for its in-house creative agency
1 July 2025By Megan Robinson
The Very Group has made a new appointment for its in-house creative agency to bolster its senior leadership team.
Analysis
How Morrisons, Holland & Barrett and Liberty are redefining CX – and what you can learn from them
24 June 2025Promotional research for Shopify and Tryzens Global
Retail Week’s latest report reveals how top retailers are building agile long-term growth strategies to stay ahead of changing customer expectations

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Data

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If you were to increase your prices overnight, how might your customers react? Thanks to data from Kantar’s Pricing Power division, Retail Week can reveal what the consequences for 10 retailers could be if they were to do just that

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Chart: How retailers should approach the Nintendo Switch 2 launch

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Very launches 'a new dimension' fashion range
29 May 2025By Megan Robinson
‘Tough retail climate’ sees Very revenue decline
22 May 2025By George Arnett
The Very Group completes refinancing
10 April 2025By Megan Robinson
The Very Group launches data-led creative studio to collaborate with brands
3 April 2025By Megan Robinson

The Very Group to launch new beauty hub driven by tech transformation
27 March 2025By Megan Robinson
The Very Group has delivered an ‘improved performance’ as profit grows
19 February 2025By Megan Robinson
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3 February 2025By Megan Robinson
Very Group has recorded increase in golden quarter sales
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