All Very Group articles – Page 29
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NewsShop Direct targets double-digit growth
Home shopping group Shop Direct is gunning for double-digit sales growth this year on the back of new brand launch Isme and expanded product lines across the group.
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NewsShop Direct to launch new brand targeting mature market
Online giant Shop Direct Group is launching an online department store on Saturday aimed at style-conscious mature customers.
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NewsWoolworths.co.uk launches largest ever 'pass the parcel'
Woolworths.co.uk has launched a Guinness World Record attempt for the largest ever ‘pass the parcel’.
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AnalysisPassing on the VAT increase
With VAT set to rise retailers will struggle to absorb the increase, especially as other costs are rising. Some are already putting prices up to make January’s change less noticeable, Nicola Harrison discovers
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NewsMobile to be 30% of sales in 3 years, says Asos boss
Etailers are gearing up for a surge in mobile commerce with Asos chief executive Nick Robertson predicting 20% to 30% of all transactions will be made from smartphones within the next three years.
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NewsSnow hits retailers as deliveries delayed and shoppers stay away
The adverse weather conditions have affected retailers’ deliveries and access to stores in the key Christmas trading period, and the snow is poised to continue into next week.
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AnalysisShop Direct’s military manoeuvres
Can going commando deliver cost-effective management training, asks Liz Morrell
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NewsLittlewoods launches Coleen Rooney collection
Face of Littlewoods Coleen Rooney has launched her debut fashion collection with the online and home shopping retailer.
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NewsWellworths forced to change its name by Shop Direct
Wellworths, the store set up by former Woolworths store manager Claire Robertson, is being forced to change its name to Wellchester under an agreement with Woolworths brand owner Shop Direct.
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NewsShop Direct hires Debenhams' creative boss
Home shopping giant Shop Direct Group has hired Debenhams’ Mark Woods as group creative director.
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NewsVery.co.uk to partner with The X Factor
Littlewoods owner Shop Direct Group has formed a tie up with its online fashion brand Very.co.uk and TV show The X Factor.
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AnalysisMamas & Papas: A family affair
As it prepares to celebrate its 30th birthday, Mamas & Papas is looking beyond the UK while staying true to its family roots.
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AnalysisBack to school for retail’s rising stars
The Oxford Summer School may be steeped in tradition but it is moving with the retail times
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AnalysisBrands: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again
Joining the ranks of high street failures such as Zavvi and Woolworths, high-profile retail casualty of the recession MFI is being resurrected as an online brand. But can failed or struggling brands successfully put their tattered reputations behind them and regain trust
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NewsFreemans thinks big as it returns to profit
Home shopping group Freemans Grattan Holdings claims it has returned to profit after a major business restructuring, and plans to launch a plus-size offer for customers early next year.
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NewsShop Direct targets the growing over-50s market
Shop Direct Group is chasing a greater share of the over-50s female market dominated by rival N Brown, and is set to return to profit this year.
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NewsShop Direct full year losses narrow
Littlewoods owner Shop Direct said its pre-tax losses narrowed from £114m to £21m in the year to April 30 after a year of “significant restructuring”.
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AnalysisGetting retail mergers right
Bringing two retailers together does not always ensure instant success or results. Mark Faithfull looks at the secrets of getting the process right
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