Abound merged into Additions Direct they’re now Very Catalogue

About Abound

The Abound Catalogue is one of the mail order catalogues businesses under the umbrella of Shop Direct Group Limited. It’s a destination for top brand name clothes and footwear not to forget accessories for the whole family. They also sell homeware items and décor style for the home. In fact they are an all-round hard copy catalogue that has made the transition to the internet. NOT IN BUSINESS ANYMORE. Amazon is the modern hybrid of catalogues like abound with a very efficient delivery service and great reputation.

Abound Catalogue

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Littlewoods Catalogue

The mother of all catalogues is Littlewoods going back to the 1920s in Liverpool. Once the largest private company in Europe. They’ve been selling home furnishings, TVs and the very best fashion brands to shoppers for years. The celebrity endorsements and seasonal ranges styled by famous names like flamboyant homestylist Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen for home design ideas. Then we have Coleen Rooney the wife of footballer Wayne giving you fashion advice so you can look just as cool as them on the estate. Whatever your looking to buy with celebs like these on board how could you go wrong with your catalogue purchases.

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Argos Catalogue

Argos is a survivor in the world of hard copy catalogues there’s not many who have transferred the success from catalogue and high street shop to the internet. Most have fell by the wayside with the online shopping boom. With fantastic deals on the stuff you really need and over 45,000 goods within a wide range of categories. From garden trampolines and the latest Dyson vacuum to a diamond solitaire, Argos sell the lot. There is something for everyone and all at the best value prices online. Delivery is only within the UK or you can collect from an Argos store or designated collection points like your local Sainsbury grocers. Collect your food shopping at the same time!

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Very Digital Catalogue Shop

Very.co.uk the digital department store stocking all the big brands and latest fashions and fads for you the home. They sell great fashion hot from the catwalk with over 1000s famous names and clothing lines. If your looking to update your home with some stylish décor or a comfy new sofa you will find loads of cools stuff and ideas for your home. Pay now or later with easy instalments that will cost you a high interest rate. This catalogue is the last of a dying trend of hard copy catalogues buying items on the drip or sometimes called the never never. Very is part of the old Littlewoods catalogue empire derived from John Moores in Liverpool.

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A Little About Abound UK

History of The Abound story

Abound was one of the catalogue brands under the Littlewoods catalogue umbrella. Abound was integrated into Additions Direct in 2007 which was subsequently transformed to Very. Which is now one of the main digital catalogue businesses online run by Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited. Shop Direct is a shopping multi-brand retailer based in Speak Liverpool. It was established in 2005 after the merger of the Shop Direct retail companies and the former Littlewoods catalogues. It has now rebranded to be called The Very Group. The roots of the group are Northern based mainly in the cities Liverpool and Manchester. It was founded by John Moores and Great Universal Stores (GUS) who go back a long way with mail order UK shopping businesses and the Littlewoods pools. These companies were purchased by the Barclay brothers and a major reconstruction took place to bring them up to date in the modern world of online shopping. The similar shopping links below have an historical connection with Abound catalogue either being owned by them or part of the shopping group or totally separate like the TV home shopping concept QVC.

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Great Universal Stores

Universal Stores was founded in Manchester as a mail order merchant in 1900. The founders were Jack Rose and brothers Abraham, George. In the 1930s Isaac Wolfson joined and eventually became the chairmen and created the Wolfson Foundation. It changed names to Great Universal Stores Limited and became the primary catalogue mail order business in the UK.
After many takeovers and mergers, in 2004 the home shopping catalogue part of the business was sold to the Barclay brothers. They combined the Littlewoods mail order catalogues and the well-known Great Universal Stores catalogue. In 2006 the company split into two main parts the Home Retail Group for shopping and they owned Experian credit reports for finance and credit checks. In 2011 yet again it rebranded and is now part of K & Co with Kays and Empire Stores.
Great Universal GUS is a division of the Shop Direct Group, who also control Kays‘ and Choice’s catalogues. Their goal to present everything you need for you and your family and the home from one place. Great Universal offers super value on thousands of incredible products. Like the coolest fashion on the streets including sportswear and kids clothes wear to stylish homeware and house and kitchen appliances, electrical goods and garden stuff, Great Universal catalogue has it all!

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