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	Littlewoods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1928, Littlewoods opened a printing arm, and later in 1932 Littlwoods branched into catalogue retailing in 1932, which was already a flourishing and established sector of the retail trade in America, but never attempted before in Britain.
		The Littlewoods name is expected to disappear from the British high street in 2006.
		This complex, the Littlewoods National Distribution Centre is found in Shaw and Crompton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Littlewoods (588 words)

	Littlewoods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Littlewoods is committed to equality of opportunity and dignity at work for all, irrespective of race, colour, creed ethnic, or national origins, gender, marital status, sexuality, disability, class or age.
		Littlewoods seeks to develop long term business relationships with its suppliers who should have a natural respect for its ethical standards in the context of their own particular culture.
		Littlewoods relationships with suppliers are based on the principle of fair, open and honest dealings at all times and in all ways.
	www.emcentre.com /textile/s_littlewoods.htm (1031 words)

	Littlewoods
		Littlewoods is planning to shed 60 of the 360 jobs in its IT department by the end of the year.
		Littlewoods is planning to shed more than 100 of the 1,800 jobs at its Liverpool headquarters, as part of a strategy to separate the high street and mail order operations.
		Littlewoods is said to have been in discussions with a number of potential partners to bid to run the National Lottery, but it will not make a decision until the government has clarified the future structure of the lottery.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /lis13373.htm (1852 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Jobs to go as Index stores close
		Littlewoods is selling the remaining 33 shops in the Index estate to retail giant GUS, which will convert them into Argos stores, saving 800 jobs.
		Littlewoods is owned by the Barclay brothers, the twin tycoons who also own the Telegraph newspapers and the Ritz Hotel.
		Littlewoods said 50% of its 66 stand-alone Index stores would be closed within the next six months.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/business/4453681.stm (634 words)

	Print Version - Littlewoods Generates a Substantial ROI with the Trillium Software System \| Business intelligence, data ...
		The Littlewoods Home Shopping division was launched in 1932; and the first Littlewoods store opened in 1937, followed by the first Index store in 1985.
		Littlewoods has 118 physical store locations and 181 catalogue shops, 99 of which are located within Littlewoods stores.
		Littlewoods had outgrown its existing database infrastructure and tools, and found they were no longer providing adequate functionality, capacity or flexibility to support future marketing strategies.
	www.dmreview.com /editorial/dmreview/print_action.cfm?articleId=5450 (717 words)

	Littlewoods: Sun Paves a Path for Long-Term Growth
		Although its in-house IS resources are considerable, Littlewoods engaged Sun Professional Services in 1999 to assist with the migration of selected applications to the Sun platform—wanting to leverage Sun's expertise to help ensure a successful implementation of the hardware and operating environment.
		Once Littlewoods signed off on the Project Initiation Document, the team proceeded to the second stage—the "migration playoff"—where it evaluated several methods of moving data from the NUMA-Q environment to the Solaris platform.
		Littlewoods new CAM system went live with 32 processors in the production domain and 18 in the failover domain; 8 more processors were added to the production domain to speed up the migration and catch up on the delayed processing of the Oracle database.
	www.sun.com /solutions/documents/success-stories/RE_littlewds_BB.xml (2226 words)

	> > Littlewoods - Littlewoods Web Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The online Littlewoods shop was launched in 2000 and has been providing customers with 24 hours, 7 day a week access to their product range.
		Littlewoods departments online include: clothing for women, men and kids; sportswear and equipment; home and garden accessories; household appliances; electronics; leisure and hobby equipment and accessories; and toys and gifts for friends, family and pets.
		Littlewoods, Littlewoods Catalogue, Littlewoods Direct, Littlewoods Home Shopping, Littlewoods Online, Littlewoods UK.
	www.123pricecheck.com /shop-littlewoods/littlewoods.htm (229 words)

	Company Policies - Littlewoods - Equal Employment Opportunities
		Littlewoods' maternity and paternity arrangements are at the leading edge.
		Barry Gibson, Chief Executive of Littlewoods, has led by example and was the first Littlewoods employee to become a fully paid up member of USDAW (pictured here with Bill Connor, General Secretary of USDAW).
		It is a joint responsibility of Littlewoods Retail Limited and our suppliers to actively work to improve the environment and to proactively pursue any local initiatives that bring about that improvement.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/gems/eeo/code_98/little.htm (1930 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Business \| \| 600 jobs at risk in Littlewoods relocation
		The new Littlewoods home-shopping office is 35 miles from the existing Manchester base and up to 60% of the Manchester staff could now lose their jobs.
		Littlewoods Shop Direct - which includes the former GUS mail-order business and is owned by the billionaire entrepreneurs Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay - operates from two offices, in Liverpool and Manchester.
		Ms Pugh said the number of staff to have lost their jobs since the Barclay brothers acquired Littlewoods' home-shopping business in 2002 and the GUS mail-order division in 2003 was now running into "thousands".
	business.guardian.co.uk /story/0,16781,1663166,00.html?gusrc=rss (556 words)

	Littlewoods Poker Review
		Littlewoods has one of the most cleanest & intuitive controls around which makes it easier to pick up, it's full of other novices so you don't have to worry about getting eaten live.
		Littlewoods' software is intuitive and very easy to use, offering all the worthwhile poker games in the three major currencies £, $ and and on a large variety of table limits.
		Littlewoods offer a very high standard of support by both email and telephone (free phone) 24/7.
	www.onlinepokerrooms.org.uk /opr/review.asp?listing=1 (602 words)

	Littlewoods GameOn
		Littlewoods Promotions Limited is registered as a limited liability company in England and Wales, company number 2884057.
		Littlewoods Gaming under the name Littlewoods Promotions Limited operates within the confines of the UK Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (as amended) and the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (as amended).
		Sportech is developing the Littlewoods gaming and leisure business, utilising new channels of distribution to bring more games to more players in the home, capitalising on the strength of the Littlewoods brand, namely its association with the values of trust and integrity.
	www.littlewoodsgameon.com /gameon/new/about/helpterms.jsp (1078 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Business \| \| Barclay brothers scrap Littlewoods charity giving
		Littlewoods denied this would heap pressure on suppliers to exploit vulnerable textile workers overseas, but critics noted that the company had already sent a letter to suppliers demanding a 2 per cent cut in wholesale prices, a move which could add £15m to Barclay profits.
		Even if some Littlewoods profits do find their way to good causes, the donations will not benefit from the same tax breaks as corporate donations.
		A spokesman for Littlewoods said management and shopfloor staff would be encouraged to continue working with local charities, through personal donations and offering whatever expertise might be of use.
	business.guardian.co.uk /story/0,3604,889037,00.html (463 words)

	Littlewoods shuns ethical trade /03.02.03
		Christian Aid is profoundly disappointed by the decision of Littlewoods, the high street clothing retailer, to leave the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), a voluntary code of conduct set up to help improve labour standards in poor countries.
		Littlewoods, a founder member of the ETI, confirmed to Christian Aid its decision to leave and said that ethical practice would now be 'mainstreamed' throughout its supply chain.
		'In one fell swoop, Littlewoods has gone from being one of the most ethically clean clothing retailers on the high street to a company that is clearly happy to risk its reputation for the sake of rationalisation,' said DR McClenaghan.
	www.christian-aid.org.uk /news/media/pressrel/030203p.htm (408 words)

	Littlewoods catalogue - Save £15 on your first order
		Thousands of men and women did their war service in the Littlewoods Army.
		1980s Price rises over the previous decade were felt keenly in the Littlewoods home shopping catalogues but, as always, the home shopping service provided not merely a more convenient but also a cheaper altermative.
		There have been dramatic changes in almost every aspect of family life over the past three generations but, 60 years ago, when the social revolution was restlessly stirring, conditions were indeed ripe for change.
	www.thecatalogshop.co.uk (571 words)

	Lottery Insider - Littlewoods Leisure Ltd News Archive
		Littlewoods Gaming, owned by Sportech Plc, is most famous for Littlewoods Football Pools, the football scores prediction game founded in 1923, which established Littlewoods as a household name throughout the UK.
		Littlewoods is developing the business through the utilisation of new channels of distribution to bring more games to more players in the home.
		Littlewoods become the first ever sponsors of the FA Cup in its 123 year history with a sponsorship deal worth £14m over 4 years.
	www.lotteryinsider.com /lottery/lwoods.htm (1159 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Littlewoods shops sold for £409m
		Littlewoods has sold all of its 119 shops across the UK to Associated British Foods (ABF) for £409m ($712m).
		Littlewoods is owned by twin-brother entrepreneurs David and Frederick Barclay.
		ABF, which Twinings tea and Silver Spoon sugar, said the deal with Littlewoods was a 'unique' chance to buy a number of large stores in prime High Street locations.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/business/4670873.stm (378 words)

	Learn Poker - littlewoods-poker.com
		Littlewoods may wish to take a helpful friend stance and provide a "learn to play poker" section on their site that will aid and assist all Littlewoods players.
		Littlewoods will then have players visiting their poker room who quite quickly will have become competent and professional poker players and this will then increase their site visits.
		The learn to play poker approach also fits in well with the Littlewoods brand values of trust, honesty and integrity and all-in-all it is a situation that benefits both customer and provider alike.
	www.littlewoods-poker.com /learn-poker.htm?7056 (372 words)

	Littlewoods
		Littlewoods, still owned by more thin 30 members of the Moores family, tried to demonstrate that its performance on the high street had not been as bad as its home shopping area, where its catalogues had featured over-priced clothes.
		Littlewoods, the privately owned retailer, is to slash the price of hundreds of goods in response to a pronounced slowdown in trading since Christmas.
		Littlewoods has consistently denied any intention to go public but some observers believe that because the Moores family now has little day-to-day involvement its members might be prepared to relinquish some control.
	freespace.virgin.net /mr_john.thorpe/lwoods1.htm (4634 words)

	Littlewoods Online Store Catalogue Go Live Demo Pages
		When you shop at Littlewoods Internet store, you cannot examine or demo any of their retail products and you certainly cannot try-on their clothing on the Internet before you buy.
		Now, here is what you can do, either contact Littlewoods and ask them to provide Live Demo Pages in their online catalogue or send the Survey Form to us and we will ask them on your behalf.
		Please, note this is an independent survey and we are not connected in anyway with Littlewoods.
	livepages1.com /littlewoods.htm (647 words)

	Littlewoods Poker
		Littlewoods Gaming is one of the UK's most established gaming companies drawing upon over 80 years of experience to develop a portfolio of brands that are leading the way in entertainment-based gaming.
		Over the years Littlewoods has created more than 100 millionaires and prizes have been paid out to over 60 million winners.
		Littlewoods Poker connects to the Cryptologic/ Wagerlogic network.
	www.pure-poker.com /LittlewoodsPoker.html (140 words)

	Littlewoods Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited information and related industry information from Hoover's
		Littlewoods bet the farm on retail and lost; now it plans to stay literally in its customers' hands.
		Littlewoods was owned by about 40 members of the Moores family, who started the company as a football pool business in 1923; it was purchased in 2002 by investors David and Frederick Barclay.
		In 2005 Littlewoods was acquired by Associated British Foods subsidiary Primark.
	www.hoovers.com /littlewoods/--ID__57987--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (399 words)

	Transoft - evolving new solutions from existing applications
		Currently employing over 25,000 people Littlewoods was originally founded in 1923 as a football pools business.
		As part of the organization's group integration strategy Littlewoods had to bring together all their systems and applications and consolidate the IT skills and resources around a platform and database of choice.
		The strategic decision was made to establish their system based on the Sun Solaris server and Oracle relational database.
	www.transoft.com /customers/littlewoods.htm (198 words)

	Play Littlewoods Poker online - littlewoodspoker.com
		Littlewoods poker room offers a great selection of poker games for the UK poker player.
		Each day, Littlewoods Poker offer guaranteed prize pots whereby the winners are assured a large prize irrespective of the level of funding from the players.
		Littlewoods Poker also offers players a daily freeroll tournament.
	www.littlewoods-poker.co.uk (296 words)

	ISWI Subsidiary Signs Contract With Littlewoods Betdirect
		In this non-exclusive agreement, which will provide GIG with a share of the wagering revenue, GIG will furnish the technology and operate the system, and Littlewoods Betdirect has committed to a series of marketing initiatives to promote the product and will be responsible for first level customer support and processing customer financial transactions.
		About Littlewoods Betdirect Littlewoods Betdirect is one of the UK's leading home gaming companies and provides a variety of gaming and betting services across the Internet, mobile phones and interactive television.
		Littlewoods Betdirect reported interactive betting revenues of #320 million during 2004 and is part of publicly traded Sportech PLC.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-30-2005/0004135792&EDATE= (670 words)

	Littlewoods casino review by Casinos Compared
		There is nothing fundamentally wrong with Littlewoods range of games, however they don't include some of the low edge VIP tables found in other Wagerlogic casinos.
		Littlewoods charge £1 for making withdrawals (minimum of £25).
		Littlewoods offer support by both email and telephone (free phone).
	www.casinoscompared.co.uk /reviews.asp?listing=4 (392 words)

	CryptoLogic helps Littlewoods launch online poker \| Poker News
		Littlewoods Gaming customers can now instantly enjoy live person-to-person poker excitement, one of the world's favorite card games with real players from around the globe.
		A dominant force within the home gaming industry, and most famous for its Littlewoods Football Pools, Littlewoods Gaming has drawn upon over 80 years of experience to develop a portfolio of brands that are leading the way in entertainment-based gaming.
		Littlewoods Gaming is owned by Sportech PLC, which has a full listing on the London Stock Exchange and recorded a turnover of Pounds Sterling 195.3 million for the year ended 31 December 2002.
	www.pokernews.com /news-id166.html (718 words)

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