Book Depository UK Startup Awards, "Online Business of the Year" and "Retailer of the Year". In 2013, it was ranked 5th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100. In 2009 and 2010, it won "Direct Bookselling Company of the year" at the Bookseller Industry Awards and the Queen's Award For Enterprise. Book Depository Book Depository (previously "The Book Depository") is a UK-based online book seller with a large catalogue offered with free shipping to over 160 countries. The store was founded by a former Amazon employee. In 2011 it was acquired by Amazon. The company was founded in 2004 by Andrew Crawford
Very (online retailer) Very (online retailer) Very (also known as Very.co.uk) is a British online retailer with headquarters in Speke, Liverpool. The brand was launched in the UK in July 2009 as part of Shop Direct. Very had formerly been known as Littlewoods Direct. The original Littlewoods brand was a shopping catalogue and retail business headquartered in Liverpool, and was bought by the Barclay brothers in 2002. 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. A year later a mobile enabled version of the site was