Private company

Very

Logo: https://www.very.co.uk/, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

British online retailer

Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited (trading as Very and Littlewoods.com) is a British online retailer, originally founded in the 1990s as Littlewoods Direct. In July 2009, Littlewoods Direct was rebranded to Very, with Littlewoods.com continuing as its sister website.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2009Founded1

Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited (trading as Very and Littlewoods.com) is a British online retailer, originally founded in the 1990s as Littlewoods Direct. In July 2009, Littlewoods Direct was rebranded to Very, with Littlewoods.com continuing as its sister website.2

Products and brands

  • clothing

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • David and Frederick Barclay

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2009Founded Founded1

Sources

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