All Very Group articles – Page 3
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InterviewQ&A: The Very Group’s Paul Hornby on integrating AI into the digital customer experience
The Very Group is in the midst of a tech transformation and by 2024 it plans to migrate most of its app and website to its new Skyscape platform which will help deliver customer experience changes “more frequently and faster than ever before”
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DataData: Exclusive findings reveal UK retail leaders’ tech investment priorities
New interviews with 50 UK retail leaders uncover the transformative tech they believe businesses must invest in to stay competitive
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DataForecast: The trends shaping health and beauty in 2023 and beyond
The Retail Week analyst team predicts the UK health and beauty market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.9% to 2026/27 as retailers fight to gain market share in this lucrative category.
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AnalysisVirtual try-on and fewer returns: How retailers are using AR to elevate the customer experience
As footfall shows little signs of improving this year and ecommerce sales growth slows, retailers are turning to advanced technologies such as augmented reality (AR) to improve their offering to consumers
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NewsVery to use AI to improve product discovery for customers
Online retailer Very is set to transform its product discovery experience for customers through AI and machine learning.
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NewsVery Group promotes CFO to chief finance and transformation officer
The Very Group has promoted chief financial officer Ben Fletcher to the newly created role of chief finance and transformation officer with immediate effect.
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NewsVery boosts low-cost Everyday value range by 900 products
Very has added a raft of new fashion and home products to its low-cost value range Everyday.
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AnalysisDeep dive: Are we witnessing the death of the retailer HQ?
As hybrid working, advances in technology and cost pressures make the traditional head office less viable, Retail Week asks whether its days are numbered
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retail confounded the doom and gloom to achieve a very merry Christmas
As soon as retailers’ Christmas updates started coming in, it was clear that something unexpected had happened – the festive season had been better than anticipated for many
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NewsVery sales rise at Christmas as toy and beauty categories do well
Pureplay retailer The Very Group has reported a lift in sales in the run up to Christmas, with strong demand for toys and beauty products in particular.
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AnalysisWhat’s in store for 2023? Very, Primark and Kingfisher bosses predict the year ahead
In the last year, the UK has leapt from a pandemic to a political circus straight into an economic whirlwind, begging the question: what’s next? So we’ve asked the bosses of retail to predict the unpredictable and tell us the trends they think will dominate and direct the sector in 2023
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NewsVery Group launches AR feature allowing app users to try makeup virtually
The Very Group has launched in-app augmented reality features that allow customers to try out new cosmetics products digitally.
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AnalysisReview: Retail’s best Christmas adverts 2022
Is it a turkey or a Christmas cracker? Retail Week has assembled an esteemed panel of judges to deliver their verdict on a selection of retail’s biggest Christmas adverts this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What are retailers doing to avoid a nightmare before Christmas?
Retailers need a Christmas miracle. With unaffordable fuel bills and economic turmoil wreaking havoc on consumer confidence, the backdrop of this year’s festive season is looking closer to a Dickens novel than a winter wonderland
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VideoWatch: Very ad highlights credit offer to help families fund Christmas
Very has launched its festive advert aiming to help families afford Christmas amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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OpinionVery Group chief people officer: Five tips to get engagement right in hybrid working world
Sarah Willett, chief people officer at The Very Group – which was named Best Place to Work at the Salesforce Retail Week Awards 2022 – gives her top tips for engaging with colleagues in the hybrid working environment, ahead of our Innovation Summit next month
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NewsVery launches new Everyday value range as cost of living mounts
Very has launched a value own-brand range to help shoppers combat the growing cost of living crisis.
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DataRanking: The top 20 retailers to work for in the UK in 2022, according to employees
Recipe box subscription business Mindful Chef, which focuses on healthy eating, has emerged as the top retailer to work for in the UK, according to employee reviews.
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NewsVery Group poaches marketing chief from Metro Bank
The Very Group has poached its new chief marketing officer from Metro Bank to help maintain the online retailer as a “destination of choice” for consumers
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NewsVery Group drafts in former Walmart director as chief executive
Online retailer Very Group has appointed an ex-Walmart executive to become chief executive as Henry Birch stands down after four and a half years in charge.