When Woolworths announced the closure of its 815 outlets at the end of December, Britain mourned the fall of a century old, cosy family favourite. WORLDbytes volunteers reveal how two Woolworths workers in London were treated and what Brown’s talk of providing...
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Shop Direct has purchased the recently collapsed Woolworths, and will relaunch the British retailer as an online brand. Woolworths was forced to close all 800 of their stores in December after going into...
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Owners of the English newspaper, The Daily Telegraph have bought Woolworths and their kids clothes company ladybird for an an undisclosed sum. Woolworths will be relaunched as an online store. " The Woolworths...
The UK food retailer, Iceland has bought 51 Woolworths stores. The stores are in the south of England. Iceland first made an offer to buy all of Woolworths' 815 stores last August. " Frozen food retailer...
Woolworths employees in Jersey have launched a petition after being told they will not receive redundancy pay. Apparently the 120 staff have been told that UK statutory redundancy payouts do not apply on the Channel Islands.
According to the Jersy Advisory and Conciliation...
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Woolworths employees in Jersey have started a peition they are urging everyone to sign after they received news that they will not be getting redundacy pay. There are 120 staff still left, but they were told that the...
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UK firm Adams, who makes and sells children's clothes and footware have applied to go into administration.The report was revealed by the BBC and will bring another blow to British retailers.Adams has 260 outlets...
Over 200 Woolworths stores closed their doors today. With only 600 stores left open now, the rest will close before, or 5 January meaning 27,000 permanent and temporary staff will lose their jobs. Woolworths ran...
Woolworths are starting their closing down sales across the UK in all its 815 outlets."In what looks like the beginning of the end for the retailer, its administrator Deloitte has said that some shops could close...
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Woolworths, for decades a stalwart of the British high street, has gone into administration. The company’s 815 stores are to continue trading for the immediate future and administrators Deloitte report receiving ‘expressions of interest’ from potential buyers but...
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The 99 year old Woolworth chain has sunk under it's weight, probably changing the UK retailer forever. Shares were suspended today at 1.22 p, plummeting 90 percent over the past year. The last of the...
A sad day for the British High Street, as Woolworths goes into administration. This retail legend has been under threat for some time, and with its share price tumbling, the City of London has been awash...
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The global financial crisis is taking hold on the High Streets of Britain. Amid rumours of takeovers, redundancies and collapse, one High Street stalwart is cutting its losses before things get any...
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How ice cream ruined a life. " A PUDDLE of ice cream on the floor of a Woolworths supermarket was all it took to bring jetsetting fashionista Hana Wegner's life to a crashing halt. The woman who taught Aussie...
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"Isra Khan was with her mother Aishah, 23, when she grabbed the 20p false tooth-shaped sweet from a shelf and popped it into her mouth.But within moments a member of staff at the store in Blackburn, Lancashire had stormed over to Mrs Khan and, in front of stunned customers,...
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