The Very Group has named Jessica Myers as its new marketing chief, effective October 3. Myers joins the British retail group from Metro Bank, where she served as director of brands and marketing since joining in 2019. Earlier in her career, she worked at Natwest, The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and American Express in a variety of roles. In...
25 Jul 2022
The Very Group has revealed a new partnership with True Fit that will see it provide customers with personalised size and fit guidance across its 300 brands. The retail group, which operates online e-commerce platform Very.co.uk, said it hopes to give customers “greater confidence in choosing the right size and fit” through the implementation,...
5 May 2022
The Very Group has announced a new chief operating officer as well as a new group general counsel and company secretary. The British retail group said Tuesday that operations director Sean Hallows will be promoted to the role of COO and will report to CEO Henry Birch. Hallows succeeds Phil Hackney, who will step down in April after six years in...
29 Mar 2022
UK retailer The Very Group has set out plans to rejuvenate its e-commerce platform through a new partnership with commerce site, Commercetools. As one in the first of a series of investments the e-tailer is making in both technology and people, the move hopes to improve the digital customer experience and is part of the company’s strategy to...
3 Mar 2022
The owners of The Very Group have reportedly lined up Barclays, Morgan Stanley and UBS to spearhead its potential flotation on the stock market. The Barclay family, who also own The Daily Telegraph, has chosen the three banks as the global coordinators of the IPO, which is likely to take place next year, Sky News reports. The news comes just...
16 Aug 2021
The Very Group has raised 575 million pounds to refinance its debt through the issuing of senior secured notes due to expire in 2026. The notes are rated “B3 stable” by risk assessment firm Moody’s and “attracted strong demand from investors”, with an orderbook at the final pricing of over 950 million pounds, Very Group announced Tuesday. It...
11 Aug 2021
Online retail operator, The Very Group, has hired 11 individuals to be a part of its customer care, tech bar and colleague experience teams. The group that operates e-commerce sites Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, is taking on the young recruits as part of the UK Government’s Kickstart scheme to increase opportunities for individuals who could...
9 Aug 2021
Very Group, the parent company of online retailer Very, has completed the shift of all its clothing and footwear returns to a new, “highly automated” fulfilment centre in the East Midlands. The group said the move means products will be available for re-sale within 30 minutes and refunds will be provided “faster than ever before”. The migration...
29 Jul 2021
The owners of Very Group are reportedly gearing up for a potential 2022 IPO of the British e-tailer. The Barclay family, who also own The Daily Telegraph, has appointed STJ Advisors to prepare Very Group for its stock market debut as early as next year, Sky News reports. It would be the first time the Barclay family has taken one of its...
19 Jul 2021
The owners of British online retailer The Very Group are reportedly mulling an IPO that could value the business at 3 billion pounds. The Barclay family is in the early stages of deciding whether to take the group public amid soaring investor interest in online retailers, Sky News reports. The Very Group has been one of the success stories of...
18 Jan 2021
Online retailer Very has reported record sales during the important Christmas trading period. For the seven weeks up to and including 25 December 2020, retail sales increased 25.2 percent year-on-year, while sales via the Very mobile app were up 33 percent. The retailer, which is owned by The Very Group, also gained over 500,000 new customers...
12 Jan 2021
The Very Group has announced the appointment of former BBC tech director Matt Grest as chief information officer, effective 21 December. In his new role, Grest will lead the British retailer’s 350-strong technology team as it continues to transform its technology and platforms. “The Very Group has a history of reinvention powered by technology...
19 Nov 2020
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