Multi-brand online retailer and financial services provider, The Very Group is the latest in a series of top retail names to talk to members of BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) at one of its popular networking webinars.
Speakers, Lauren Christensen, head of homewares and Terence Conchie, Home improvement category managerhighlighted the importance of homewares to the Very brand, as well as the opportunity presented by the relatively recent expansion into the DIY category.
At £2.1bn, Very is the second largest online retailer in the UK. Classing itself as an online department store, it enjoys over a million customer visits every day, with 70% of orders now coming via mobile devices. The home enhancement category accounts for annual turnover of over £472m; and the brand has seen growth of 42% in the last 12 months.
Chief operating officer of BHETA, Will Jones commented: “It’s great BHETA members not only get to interact with leading retailers, but also that these events uncover specific opportunities for suppliers. We plan to organise a Meet The Buyer event with Very in due course to take the relationship further, but in the meantime it’s clear that BHETA membership really offers suppliers genuine opportunities to interact with major customers and potentially benefit from incremental sales.”
So far this year, BHETA’s popular webinar series has featured Ocado, Mano Mano, Homebase, Tesco, eBay, Blue Diamond and Marks & Spencer.
Based in Liverpool, The Very Group came into being in November 2005, because of the merger of the former Littlewoods and Shop Direct companies and it rebranded as
Very in 2020.
PIC 3 (logo) and 4 together? (Carly – I was trying to get a better image for housewares/homewares from Very.co.uk but the pages are not opening for me…really slow – you may have better luck, or use these together
Above: Home goods are a key area for Very.co.uk
