The Very Group is a digital retail company operating in the UK and Ireland through its flagship brands Very and Littlewoods, serving 4.4 million customers. The company sells products across fashion, homeware, toys, beauty and technology, alongside operating Very Pay, a flexible payments platform. It employs over 1,000 people across offices in Liverpool (headquarters), the East Midlands, London, Dublin, Wrexham and Bolton.
The company completed its transition to a fully digital operation in 2015. Its consumer-facing business is complemented by substantial technical infrastructure spanning e-commerce systems, payments platforms, artificial intelligence capabilities including the generative AI tool VeryGPT (launched in 2024), and consumer data and personalization systems. The Very Group is currently undertaking significant digital transformation work, including re-platforming its core technology systems.
The Very Group traces its origins to 19th-century catalogue retail and the 1930s launch of Littlewoods Home Shopping in Liverpool. The company's stated purpose is helping families get more out of life by powering everything they do.