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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Very’s flamingo family returns for AI-assisted Christmas ad
2026-11-02T15:43:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
Very’s animated flamingo characters have returned in a CGI and AI-assisted animation for the online retailer’s Christmas and Black Friday campaign.
News
Very launches kicks off golden quarter with new everyday Price Promise
2026-10-29T12:13:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Very, the online retailer operated by The Very Group has today (October 29) kicked off its golden quarter campaign with the launch of a new everyday Price Promise across its Black Friday discounted product range.
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Very Group profits rise despite flat sales
2026-10-23T11:36:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
The Very Group has enjoyed its third consecutive year of profit growth, despite flat revenues, thanks to a higher-margin sales mix and disciplined cost management.

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Opinion

Robbie Feather: ‘To tackle Britain’s youth unemployment crisis, it needs to be cheaper and easier to hire’

2026-10-13T10:36:00+01:00By Robbie Feather

Ahead of the upcoming Budget on October 28, The Very Group CEO Robbie Feather writes that the UK must get serious about tackling youth unemployment and make it easier for retailers to offer young people entry-level jobs in the first place

Analysis

Partnership update: Morrisons and Just Eat expand robot delivery partnership, Argos’ marketplace gets an upgrade, and more

2026-10-13T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Week’s round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail

Ranking: Tesco is the most valuable retail brand in the UK
2026-10-07T00:01:00+01:00By George Arnett
Very launches ‘AI-powered personalisation’ to enhance customer experience
2026-10-06T10:50:00+01:00By George MacDonald
20 retailers and industry experts reveal how AI is revolutionising the sector
2026-10-06T05:00:00+01:00By Megan Dunsby and Megan Robinson
Very Group names ex-Frasers CMO as marketing director
2026-09-30T10:44:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan

Very Group owner scraps sale process after bidders fail to meet asking price
2026-09-03T13:27:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
Partnership update: Morrisons and Instacart enter UK-first partnership, Screwfix and Google on AI training, and more
2026-08-04T05:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
The Very Group enters agentic AI partnership for pricing
2026-07-14T14:10:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
The Very Group adds Estée Lauder to portfolio of premium brands
2026-07-07T10:16:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

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