All Very Group articles – Page 5
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NewsShop Direct launches agile customer service innovation team
Shop Direct has appointed a specialist, 20-strong team of advisers to help drive innovations across its customer service division.
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Shop Direct transfers returns centre to logistics provider
Shop Direct will be transferring its Greater Manchester returns and fulfilment centre to Clipper Logistics, ahead of plans to shut three of its sites by 2020.
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Shop Direct to rebrand as Very, boss Birch reveals
Shop Direct will rebrand to The Very Group later this year to better reflect its powerhouse division, boss Henry Birch revealed at Retail Week Live.
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Analysis
Analysis: Can retailers survive the rise of direct to consumer?
Brands are increasingly cutting out the retail middlemen and selling direct to the consumer. How can retailers survive this growing retail phenomenon?
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Shop Direct's big tech bet
Henry Birch is taking a punt that Andy Burton is the heavy hitter he has been looking for to continue to transform Shop Direct’s technology capabilities.
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Shop Direct hires former Sky Betting CTO
Shop Direct has hired the former chief technology officer of Sky Betting & Gaming into the same role.
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Shop Direct consults 225 staff over job cuts
Shop Direct has kicked off a consultation with more than 200 workers amid proposals to merge existing roles across the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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Shop Direct to focus on fashion to drive sales, says Birch
Shop Direct boss Henry Birch says the retailer’s record Christmas performance was delivered by honing the etailer’s fashion offer and sidestepping an “electricals price war”.
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Shop Direct toasts ‘record’ Christmas sales
Shop Direct has hailed a “record” Christmas performance as its largest retail brand, Very, powered the group’s performance.
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Shop Direct hires former Wonga boss in board reshuffle
Shop Direct has appointed the former UK boss of Wonga to head its financial services business as part of an executive board reshuffle.
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Analysis
Retail resolutions 2019: Henry Birch, Barry Williams and others
As the new year nears, retail leaders share their resolutions for 2019 with Retail Week.
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Analysis
Analysis: Retail's biggest hires, fires and feuds in 2018
There have been many entrances and exits in the retail sector in the past year. Here is a snapshot of 2018’s most important hires and fires.
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Data
Black Friday 2018: Which retailers are doing what?
Black Friday deals are already underway for 2018 as retailers slash prices ahead of the main event this Friday.
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Video
Watch: Very launches animated Christmas advert
Very has unveiled its Christmas advertising campaign, which features a schoolgirl, Elsie, who dreams of being an astronaut.
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Shop Direct to axe Littlewoods Clearance, 150 jobs at risk
Shop Direct plans to shutter its Littlewoods Clearance division, which markets unsold stock from across the group’s retail brands, next February.
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Analysis
Planning for Brexit: six risks retailers must address
Brexit is fast approaching and with no deal hammered out or guidance on what comes next, we look into what risks retailers must address now.
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Shop Direct swings to loss as Birch takes reins
Shop Direct has swung to a loss in its first results under new chief executive Henry Birch.
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Agenda: Kingfisher, Shop Direct and French Connection
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Kingfisher, Shop Direct and French Connection in the diary.
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Analysis
Tech. talking points: Ecosystems and app antagonism
Tech. 2018 has explored some of the biggest retail issues of the moment. Here we dig into some of the highlights of day two.
