Shop Direct claims big data and mobile have helped increase profit 43 per cent

Dan Worth
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Littlewoods owner claims dumping paper and going digital has helped drive growth

Shop Direct, the company that runs the Littlewoods.com and Very.co.uk websites - which used to be reliant on catalogue shopping - has unveiled revenues of £1.86bn for its first full year following ...

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