Littlewoods
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This article is about the former company. For the company which exists today that trades under this name, see Shop Direct Group.
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| Fate | Merged with Shop Direct |
| Successor | Littlewoods Shop Direct Group |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Defunct | 2004 |
| Location | Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Industry | Mail order, Football pools |
| Key people | Sir John Moores (Founder) David and Frederick Barclay (Final Owners) |
| Subsidiary | Littlewoods Index |
Littlewoods is the name of a former retail and gambling empire founded in Liverpool, Merseyside, England by Sir John Moores.
It was purchased by David and Frederick Barclay, and in 2004 was merged with Shop Direct to create the Littlewoods Shop Direct Group (now Shop Direct Group).
The Moores family sold the Littlewoods Pools business to Rodime in 2000.
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