Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Shop Direct’s auditor has warned of “material uncertainty” around the UK retailer’s ability to continue ...

Shop Direct has reshuffled its board to increase its focus on the customer, with retail technology and data director Jon Rudoe stepping down. The etailer has brought together its retail and product ...

Shop Direct says automation technology is now being fitted into a new fulfilment centre that will bring all of its distribution and returns under one roof for the first time, while enabling last ...

In 2009, Shop Direct – which owns popular brands including Littlewoods and Very.co.uk - was distributing some 30 million catalogues to customers around the UK. Four short years later, after having ...

Baldock joined mail order and online retailer in September 2012, and has led the business through a digital transformation. Shop Direct is now the UK’s second-largest pureplay online retailer, and ...

Shop Direct, which owns department store brands including Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, has called time on the catalogue. The retail group, which has produced catalogues for more than 80 years, says ...

Shop Direct owners the Barclay family are on the cusp of agreeing a £150m refinancing deal to shore up the online retailer’s balance sheet. According to The Times, advisers to the Barclays have ...

Shop Direct is set to merge its luxury fashion operation Very Exclusive with its main fashion platform Very. The aim of the merger is to allow customers the chance to shop Very’s entire range in one ...

Online shopping giant Shop Direct has deployed software to automate business processes without eating into the IT department’s busy timetable. The online retailer, which has over 10 million registered ...

Since its launch 10 years ago, Very has become Shop Direct’s largest and best-performing brand. CEO Henry Birch said the new name will reflect that. Shop Direct will continue to run its Littlewoods ...