Littlewoods (online retailer)

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.

Littlewoods
TypeOnline brand of The Very Group
Industrye-commerce
PredecessorLittlewoods Direct
Founded1990s (online)
HeadquartersSpeke, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Area served
UK
Key people
Henry Birch (CEO)
ProductsClothing, home accessories, toys, gaming
OwnerSir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay
ParentThe Very Group
Websitewww.littlewoods.com

History

The 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

References

  1. Hodgson, Neil (8 May 2008). "Famous name on way out". Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. Alison (22 February 2011). "Fashion site Veryworld.co.uk upgrades to deliver rich media on mobile devices". Internet Retailing. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. Davey, James (29 October 2013). "Shop Direct makes first profit in a decade". Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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