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Littlewoods
Littlewoods was a retail and football betting company founded in Liverpool, England, by John Moores in 1923. By the 1980s, it had grown to become the largest private company in Europe but subsequently declined in the face of increased competition from rivals and the Internet. The original company, employing 4,000 people, was wound up in 2005; however, its brand name is retained by The Very Group as the online retailer Littlewoods.com. History The original company began in 1923 as a football pools (sports betting) company, known as Littlewoods Pools. After making a loss in the first season of operation, John Moores' original partners withdrew from the venture. Moores persisted with family assistance and by 1932 was in a position to expand the business into mail-order retailing. The first mail-order catalogue was sent to existing subscribers to the pools and the take-up, mostly women, formed 'clubs'. Effectively, they became retail agents, collecting money for goods order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Very Group
The Very Group Limited is a multi-brand online retailer and financial services provider in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its head offices are based in the Speke area of the city of Liverpool, England. The brand was established in November 2005 as a result of the merger of the former Littlewoods and Shop Direct companies. The retailer was known as Littlewoods Shop Direct Group until a corporate rebranding to Shop Direct Group in May 2008. In 2013, the company rebranded to Shop Direct, dropping the 'group' from its name. Shop Direct rebranded themselves to The Very Group in 2020. A business group trading via several digital department stores, The Very Group traces its roots to a variety of mail order companies in northern England, the football pools and mail order business founded by John Moores (merchant), John Moores, as well as the Manchester-based home shopping business of GUS (retailer), Great Universal Stores. These companies were purchased by Sir David and Frederick Barcla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Littlewoods Building
The Littlewoods Pools building, located in Liverpool, England, was built in 1938 to serve as the headquarters of the Littlewoods football pools enterprise. It overlooks Edge Lane and Wavertree Botanic Park, and its design makes it a prominent landmark. The building was requisitioned by the government during World War II to house the postal censorship department, and was later used for the manufacture of floors for Halifax bombers. After returning to Littlewoods' ownership, the site was eventually closed in 1994, and now stands empty. A fire in 2018 caused damage to a large part of the interior. However, plans are underway to convert the building into a film studio, which will be tenanted by Twickenham Studios and Liverpool John Moores University. Operational history Littlewoods was a football pools company founded by John Moores in 1923. The company rapidly expanded throughout the 1930s, and the Littlewoods Pools building, opened in 1938, was purpose-built to provide more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Moores (British Businessman)
Sir John Moores (25 January 1896 – 25 September 1993) was an English businessman, telegraphist, football club owner, politician and philanthropist, most famous for the founding of the now defunct Littlewoods retail and football pools company. Liverpool John Moores University is named in his honour. Moores' football-betting empire and Littlewoods stores made him one of Britain's richest men. Early years John Moores was born at the Church Inn, Eccles, Lancashire, on Saturday, 25 January, 1896. He was the second of eight children and the eldest of four sons born to bricklayer John William Moores (17 September 1871 – 9 February 1919) and Louisa Moores (née Fethney) (9 March 1873 – 13 December 1959). John came from a line of bricklayers, his great-grandfather Sidney Moores was one (1818–1884), as was his grandfather John Moores (1847–1910), though he eventually set up a small building contractors business, and was landlord of the Church Inn where the future owner of Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Pools
In the United Kingdom, the football pools, often referred to as "the pools", is a betting pool based on predicting the outcome of association football matches taking place in the coming week. The pools are typically cheap to enter, and may encourage gamblers to enter several bets. The traditional and most popular game was the Treble Chance, now branded the Classic Pools game. Players pick 10, 11 or 12 football games from the offered fixtures to finish as a draw, in which each team scores at least one goal. The player with the most accurate predictions wins the top prize, or a share of it if more than one player has these predictions. In addition, there is a special £3,000,000 prize or share of it for correctly predicting the nine score draws (draws of 1–1 or higher) when these are the only score draws on the coupon. Players can win large cash prizes in a variety of other ways, under a points-based scoring system. Entries were traditionally submitted through the post or via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Pool
In the United Kingdom, the football pools, often referred to as "the pools", is a betting pool based on predicting the outcome of association football matches taking place in the coming week. The pools are typically cheap to enter, and may encourage gamblers to enter several bets. The traditional and most popular game was the Treble Chance, now branded the Classic Pools game. Players pick 10, 11 or 12 football games from the offered fixtures to finish as a draw, in which each team scores at least one goal. The player with the most accurate predictions wins the top prize, or a share of it if more than one player has these predictions. In addition, there is a special £3,000,000 prize or share of it for correctly predicting the nine score draws (draws of 1–1 or higher) when these are the only score draws on the coupon. Players can win large cash prizes in a variety of other ways, under a points-based scoring system. Entries were traditionally submitted through the post or via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Pools
In the United Kingdom, the football pools, often referred to as "the pools", is a betting pool based on predicting the outcome of association football matches taking place in the coming week. The pools are typically cheap to enter, and may encourage gamblers to enter several bets. The traditional and most popular game was the Treble Chance, now branded the Classic Pools game. Players pick 10, 11 or 12 football games from the offered fixtures to finish as a draw, in which each team scores at least one goal. The player with the most accurate predictions wins the top prize, or a share of it if more than one player has these predictions. In addition, there is a special £3,000,000 prize or share of it for correctly predicting the nine score draws (draws of 1–1 or higher) when these are the only score draws on the coupon. Players can win large cash prizes in a variety of other ways, under a points-based scoring system. Entries were traditionally submitted through the post or via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Littlewoods Index
Index was a catalogue retailer in the United Kingdom, that was owned by Littlewoods Littlewoods was a retail and football betting company founded in Liverpool, England, by John Moores in 1923. By the 1980s, it had grown to become the largest private company in Europe but subsequently declined in the face of increased compe ... from 1985 until 2005. Many Index stores were attached to Littlewoods stores. It was a well known retailer in the 1980s and the 1990s, but sales declined in the noughties and it lost many customers to its main rival, Argos. Index failed to make a profit in eighteen of its twenty years of retailing, losing more than £100 million in total. Rebranding In December 2000, following a half-year loss of £15.6 million, Littlewoods announced that of its 98 standalone Index stores, five were to be closed outright, 35 were to be moved into Littlewoods stores and rebranded as Littlewoods eXtra, and 58 would remain standalone but be rebranded as Littlewoods In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Index (retailer)
Index was a catalogue retailer in the United Kingdom, that was owned by Littlewoods from 1985 until 2005. Many Index stores were attached to Littlewoods stores. It was a well known retailer in the 1980s and the 1990s, but sales declined in the noughties and it lost many customers to its main rival, Argos. Index failed to make a profit in eighteen of its twenty years of retailing, losing more than £100 million in total. Rebranding In December 2000, following a half-year loss of £15.6 million, Littlewoods announced that of its 98 standalone Index stores, five were to be closed outright, 35 were to be moved into Littlewoods stores and rebranded as Littlewoods eXtra, and 58 would remain standalone but be rebranded as Littlewoods Index. Closure In 2005, Littlewoods announced the closure of all its eponymous high street stores, which also meant the closure of any Index branches that shared their location with a Littlewoods department store. The company closed all Index branches i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David And Frederick Barclay
Sir David Rowat Barclay (27 October 1934 – 10 January 2021) and Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay (born 27 October 1934), commonly referred to as the "Barclay Brothers" or "Barclay Twins", were British billionaire brothers, of whom Frederick Barclay is now the sole survivor. They were identical twin, identical twins and, until David's death in 2021, had joint business interests primarily in media, retail and property. Sunday Times Rich List, ''The Sunday Times'' Rich List of 2020 estimated their wealth at £7 billion. They earned a reputation for avoiding publicity and have often been described as reclusive. David's son, Aidan, manages their UK businesses. Their businesses have been accused of tax avoidance, by placing assets under ownership of companies registered abroad and controlled through trusts. Their Press Holdings company owns ''Apollo (magazine), Apollo'' and ''The Spectator (1828), The Spectator'' magazines and, through a wholly owned subsidiary (Press Acquisitions L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Very (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. The company is based in Speke, Liverpool. From June 2009 to June 2015, the company also operated the Woolworths.co.uk sister website. After its closure, all Woolworths.co.uk traffic was re-directed to Very. History The original Littlewoods brand was a shopping catalogue and retail business headquartered in Liverpool, and was bought by the Barclay brothers in 2002. The website launched in the 1990s and in 2005, the physical stores were sold, leaving Littlewoods as a pure play online retailer. In 2009, Littlewoods Direct was rebranded as Very.co.uk, shifting its focus to online retailing and a younger market. The website launched officially in July 2009. In 2010 a mobile enabled version of the site was launched, up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
