Very Group
This coverage analyses The Very Group’s operations and strategy within the UK retail market, focusing on its e-commerce platform, financial performance, and customer engagement initiatives. Reporting highlights include leadership appointments, technology investments, marketing campaigns, and growth plans — offering retail professionals actionable insight into its digital retailing model and commercial priorities.
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Oct- 2022 -18 OctoberOnline & Digital
Sosandar revenues soar 72% in H1
Sosandar has delivered a strong performance in the first half of the year, with revenues soaring 72% to £20.9m as the group benefited from its “strategy, unique product offering and increasing brand awareness”. According to the online fashion retailer, trading throughout the period has been strong, with the group welcoming…
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Sep- 2022 -28 SeptemberHigh Street
Gymshark poaches Asos CFO
Gymshark has announced that Mat Dunn is to join as its new chief financial officer (CFO), effective early 2023, who joins from his role as CFO at Asos. He will be replacing outgoing CFO Philip Daw, and is the latest in a recent spate of senior appointments at Gymshark, following…
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Jul- 2022 -26 JulyPeople Moves
The Very Group poaches Metro Bank CMO
The Very Group has appointed Jessica Myers as its new chief marketing officer (CMO), who assumes the role on 3 October 2022. Myers joins Very from Metro Bank, where she built and led the company’s first ever brand and marketing function and was a member of the executive committee. Having…
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5 JulyPeople Moves
The Very Group appoints CEO
The Very Group has appointed Lionel Desclée, the former president and CEO of Walmart Japan, as group CEO, effective 19 September 2022. He succeeds Henry Birch who will step down on 24 September 2022 after four and a half years in the role. Desclée has global experience across digital and…
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Jun- 2022 -21 JunePeople Moves
Gymshark appoints new vice president of marketing
Gymshark, the fitness community and apparel brand, has announced Carly O’Brien as its new vice president of marketing. O’Brien joins after three years as chief marketing officer of The Very Group, where she oversaw a team of over 200 people that were responsible for all marketing, adapting to shifting business…
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May- 2022 -30 MayOnline & Digital
Asos and Curry’s among retailers to warn Sunak against OST
A group of 11 retailers, including Asos, Currys, and Gymshark, have reportedly urged the government to abandon plans for an online sales tax warning that it would “hurt, not help the high street”. According to The Telegraph, in a joint-letter to the chancellor the retailers noted that sales tax would…
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23 MayOnline & Digital
Barclay Family to revive Very Group IPO plans
The owners of the Very Group, the Barclay family, are reportedly set to revive plans to float the company next year after initially postponing the idea due to unfavourable market conditions. According to The Sunday Times, the Barclay Family, which values the company at around £4bn, has offered incentive packages…
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Apr- 2022 -19 AprilClothing & Shoes
Sosandar appoints independent non-executive director
Sosandar, the online women’s fashion brand, has announced the appointment of Jon Wragg as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Wragg is a senior executive with experience in driving growth in consumer businesses through digital channels. He has worked with global brands across different product categories, with experience in…
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6 AprilClothing & Shoes
Sosandar set to welcome ‘record’ results in FY22
Sosandar is set to achieve record sales in what it dubbed a “milestone year” for the retailer, as it expects to report revenue in excess of £29m, up 138% year-on-year. Meanwhile, EBITDA loss will be reduced by over 80% from a loss of £2.92m in FY21, following six consecutive EBITDA…
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Mar- 2022 -29 MarchOnline & Digital
The Very Group unveils leadership shakeup
The Very Group has announced the appointment of Charlotte Heiss as group general counsel and company secretary, and the promotion of Sean Hallows from operations director to chief operating officer (COO). Both Heiss and Hallows will report to group CEO, Henry Birch, in their new roles, and Heiss will join…
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