The document discusses how predictive analytics can drive business change and transformation. It provides an overview of how a large UK retailer transformed from a catalogue business to a digital retailer through the use of predictive analytics over several decades. Key applications of predictive analytics discussed include forecasting, personalization, risk prediction, campaign modeling and response prediction. The retailer was able to increase revenue, engagement, agility and efficiency through incremental use of predictive analytics.
Annual results FY ending June 30 2015
Group sales up 3% to £1.8bn (2013/14: £1.7bn)
Very.co.uk delivered sales growth of 21.1% with more than £850m in sales
Very.co.uk mobile device sales growing +51%
Very.co.uk mobile sales are 59% of total online sales, which is 17 points ahead of the market
Web traffic has now broken the 1 million per day mark, landing on a resilient and stable site
We’ve been through massive transformation over the last decade
We’ve moved from a business who’s channels were catalogues and stores to an pureplay online one (no more catalogues from July 2015)
10% online 2002 to c. 86% online in 2014
We’ve turned our first profit in a decade – from -£58m in 2012 to +£7m in 2013 and now £71.7m
We’re now 100% focused on our ambition to become a truly world class digital retailer and recognise that that requires us to reorient our business around the customer
Our flagship brand, Very.co.uk, continues to grow north of 20% year on year and our heritage brand Littlewoods continues to be hugely important for us and our customer. In February 2015 we launched Very Exclusive and are pleased with its progress. These are the brands that we are focusing on for the future