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Littlewoods (also known as Littlewoods.com) is a British online retailer with headquarters in Speke, Liverpool, England. The brand was launched in the UK in the 1990s.
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| Company type | Online brand of The Very Group |
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| Industry | e-commerce |
| Predecessor | Littlewoods Direct |
| Founded | 1990s (online) |
| Headquarters | Speke, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
Area served | UK |
Key people | Henry Birch (CEO) |
| Products | Clothing, home accessories, toys, gaming |
| Owner | Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay |
| Parent | The Very Group |
| Website | littlewoods |
History
editThe original Littlewoods brand was a shopping catalogue and retail business headquartered in Liverpool, and was bought by the Barclay brothers in 2002.[1] The website launched in the 1990s and in 2005, the physical stores were sold, leaving Littlewoods as a pure play online retailer. In 2010 a mobile enabled version of the site was launched, upgrading to include video and images in 2011.[2] In the first quarter of 2013/14, mobile sales accounted for over a third of total online sales.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hodgson, Neil (8 May 2008). "Famous name on way out". Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Alison (22 February 2011). "Fashion site Veryworld.co.uk upgrades to deliver rich media on mobile devices". Internet Retailing. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Davey, James (29 October 2013). "Shop Direct makes first profit in a decade". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2014.