All Very Group articles – Page 22
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NewsShop Direct posts 5% Christmas sales rise driven by "stellar" mobile growth
Etailer Shop Direct has delivered a record Christmas driven by “stellar” mobile growth and Very.co.uk and Isme.com.
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NewsShop Direct predicts mobile Christmas as touchscreen traffic tops 50%
Etail giant Shop Direct is predicting a bigger mobile Christmas than first indicated after traffic to its sites from smartphones and tablets topped 50%.
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NewsRetailers pray for Christmas miracle over final four days
Retailers face a nail-biting Christmas as festive trading goes right to the wire. They hope for a last-minute surge of shoppers, kicked off by payday tomorrow (Friday December 20).
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AnalysisReview of the year: 2013's most popular stories
Retail-week.com’s most popular stories of the year:
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NewsShop Direct hires My-Wardrobe.com founder Sarah Curran
My-Wardrobe.com co-founder Sarah Curran has been hired by etail group Shop Direct to help woo luxury brands to join the retailer’s roster.
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OpinionComment: Cyber Monday sales set to soar but service levels must be maintained
Online retailers have been braced for Cyber Monday, the busiest online day of the year, and so far it looks to be a bumper one.
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NewsBlack Friday dawns as festive spending begins
An online shopping frenzy is expected to start on Black Friday and run into next week, resulting in record etail sales.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Majestic, Morrisons, LK Bennett, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up November 18, 2013: Majestic Wine half year profits rise 4.2%, LK Bennett owners forced to pump millions of pounds after bank row and Morrisons to put fresh food at heart of online business.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Shop Direct's Very advert to stand out for festive party goers
Shop Direct’s new eye-catching campaign for its Very brand uses special effects in the setting of an office Christmas party to promote its partywear range in the run up to the festive season.
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NewsVery and John Lewis take centre stage in ITV's Christmas Shopping Wars tonight
Retail will take centre stage on prime time ITV tonight as companies including Very and John Lewis discuss their plans for the festive period in ‘Christmas Shopping Wars’.
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NewsMobile sales "explosion" helps bring Shop Direct into the black
A mobile sales “explosion” helped etail group Shop Direct achieve its first pre-tax profit in a decade as it plans to invest £100m to propel growth.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How are etailers investing and innovating to rip down barriers to online shopping?
The quest to make online shopping as quick and convenient as possible has accelerated this year as retailers excelled themselves with slick fulfilment and innovative partnerships.
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NewsShop Direct posts first pre-tax profit in 10 years
Etailer Shop Direct has reported its first pre-tax profit in 10 years despite sales edging up just 1%.
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NewsShop Direct hires first customer director to drive personalisation strategy
Littlewoods and Very owner Shop Direct has hired its first customer director who will help drive its aim of developing the world’s best personalised website.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers look to fledgling tech start-ups for inspiration
Some of the biggest names in retail are looking to technology start-ups in the UK and abroad for innovation. Glynn Davis reports on the burgeoning trend.
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NewsEtailer Very parts ways with celebrity Holly Willoughby
Online retailer Very’s partnership with Holly Willoughby is set to end after four years as the etailer turns its attention to new brands and designers.
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NewsOnline sales tax calls dismissed by the Treasury
The Treasury has dismissed calls for a tax on online sales stating that it would damage the sector’s growth and harm job creation.
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NewsOnline tax slammed by Next chief executive Simon Wolfson
Next boss Simon Wolfson claims an online sales tax would be an “extremely backward step” that could wipe out many digital start-ups. His views come as retail bosses slam the proposed tax in a letter to the Government.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Shop Direct to focus on personalisation to become a "world-class digital retailer"
Under new chief executive Alex Baldock, home shopping group Shop Direct plans to develop a world-class digital offer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Online tax debate – who should pay more?
The idea of an etail-only tax has divided the industry. Could it work or is more tax a bad thing for everyone?