Retailer Very reports strong Black Friday and Christmas sales

Business | Business News Strong demand for games consoles helped online retailer Very notch up strong festive sales despite a “challenging” market. The best-selling items included Sony’s PS5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X , as well as Marc Jacobs perfumes. Sony recently announced it has sold 50 million PS5 consoles since its launch in late 2020. Toys, gifts, beauty and electrical products helped grow Very sales by 3.4% year on year. Electrical sales increased by 7.4%, but home sales were down by 2.9% and fashion and sports items decreased by 3.9%. Very Group chief executive Lionel Desclee said: “Our team delivered a brilliant range…