Meet the new faces of Very! 🦩 We invited our teammates to step in front of the camera for a special photo shoot, right here in the amazing Hello Studio at Very HQ. And wow, did they show up and sparkle. ✨ The goal? To help us showcase the incredible people and culture that make Very such a brilliant place to work. We’ll be seeing lots more of these lovely faces across our careers site, social channels and internal comms over the next few months. Huge thanks to everyone who took part and to the awesome Hello Studio team for capturing the magic. We’re absolutely loving the results and can’t wait to keep showing them off! #LifeAtVery
Huge congratulations to Mujtaba Ghauri and Rainer Noble on graduating from the WiHTL & Diversity in Retail Ethnic Future Leaders Programme! 🎓 They are the fourth and fifth Very teammates to complete the six-month programme, aimed at supporting high-potential individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds to progress into senior roles and enhance ethnic diversity in leadership. Reflecting on the programme, Mujtaba shared: “The experience showed me the power of sharing my unique journey as an ethnic leader, building my personal brand, developing strong networks and other key tools for success. Listening to inspiring speakers boosted my confidence as a leader and in life. I’m excited to apply these insights to benefit my team, the business and my own growth, and to one day inspire others.” Rainer added: ”I loved my experience on the course and couldn't recommend it highly enough. The incredible speakers and content made the whole experience a real joy to be a part of.” Thank you to the WiHTL & Diversity in Retail team for creating this invaluable programme, and congratulations to all the other cohort members on your achievement! 🌟 [Also shown in pic 📸: Alan Hornsby]
Supporting open and honest conversations about mental health is a crucial part of our commitment to making Very a place where everyone feels welcomed, represented and valued. 🧠 Recently, teammates at our Wrexham fulfilment site hosted a great interactive workshop on this topic with some of our managers, mental health first aiders and members of our colleague-led mental health network, Mind. Facilitated by Sean Liddell, an external trainer with a passion for mental health, the session provided practical tools and strategies to help us all have meaningful discussions and support our teammates' well-being. A big thank you to everyone who joined and helped make the day a success! Let’s keep the conversation going. 💬 #LifeAtTheVeryGroup
The reaction to Very’s new consumer brand world has been nothing short of fl-amazing! 🦩 We’re super proud that ‘Let’s make it sparkle’ has been shortlisted in three categories for The Marketing Society’s Awards 2024, which celebrate the best in marketing excellence and brand leadership. ⭐ Creative strategy ⭐ Best brand team ⭐ Effective use of insight and data #LifeAtTheVeryGroup
It’s celebration time! 🎉 We’re sending a Very big congratulations to Wahida Mallu, change manager, and Paulos Silimoyo, quality control manager, who have graduated from Diversity in Retail’s Ethnic Future Leaders programme. 👏 By identifying and investing in high potential individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and supporting their progression into more senior roles, the six-month programme aims to improve ethnic diversity in leadership. Wahida said: “The programme opened my eyes to the power of sharing my authentic lived experiences with the leadership team I’m part of. The nuggets of uniqueness I bring are much more valuable than I’d realised.” Paulos added: “I’ve enjoyed listening to others share their stories and reflecting on my own journey since I came to the UK when I was 18. The group support has been amazing.” #LifeAtTheVeryGroup #DiversityInRetail #DiversityAndInclusion #EthnicFutureLeaders #EthnicDiversity
We’ve taken big steps forward with our commitment to ensuring that every colleague, customer and member of our community feels welcomed, represented and valued over the last 12 months. Today, we’re proud to be launching our latest Diversity & Inclusion report. 🚀 We’d like to say a huge thank you to Very’s amazing colleague-led networks and the many other teammates who continue to support our diversity and inclusion journey. 🫶 For more on our progress and future commitments, you can read the report in full via the link. #LifeAtTheVeryGroup #DiversityAndInclusion
What a day at VeryCon: AI in action! More than a thousand teammates came together for one incredible learning experience. Themed sessions on our strategic pillars of ease, choice and understanding highlighted how we’re leveraging AI to help families get more out of life. 🩷 Very customers shared their experience and ideas around AI as part of the online shopping experience via brilliant panel sessions. 📱 10 teams hosted pop ups to showcase how they use AI day-to-day, in everything from marketing to financial services. 💻 We had loads of fun trying out cutting edge AI tech and gadgets at our supplier expo – from vacuum cleaners to sunglasses! 😎 Thank you to our brilliant hosts and speakers. And to our amazing partners Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Samsung Electronics, Multiverse, and more. #LifeAtTheVeryGroup
Thank you to our RAVE (Race at Very) colleague-led network and members of our Skygate fulfilment team for organising a brilliant event to celebrate Race Equality Week (5 to 9 February 2024) at our Liverpool HQ. And a huge shout out to our performers, who shared their cultures through amazing music and dance. At Very, we're challenging our colleagues to become more educated about different cultures and ethnicities. We want everyone to listen, act and change. Our RAVE network, which recently celebrated its second birthday, is playing an important role in making that happen. They have created a programme of opportunities, including a chance to ask questions through 'curious coffees', colleague learning around unconscious bias, and encouraging our people to sign our inclusion pledge. #LifeAtTheVeryGroup #ListenActChange #RaceEqualityWeek
