[kbfern]

Woolworths store closure dates below.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/h...rthclosure.pdf

[damo_in_sale]

Originally Posted by kbfern

Woolworths store closure dates below.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/h...rthclosure.pdf

I happened to go into a local town today and had a look in Woolworths.

I have to say that it was a rather depressing affair. There was plenty of stock, and yet most of it seemed like tat, and that which wasn't was overpriced, even after the closing down discount.

I saw a Toy Story 2 DVD, and the price was £19.99. I don't care whether there was a further discount that I hadn't taken into account or not.

The store itself appeared unchanged from my last memories of going to a Woolworths, in Stockport, ten years ago. Then I walked in, just for a look, and they largely sold tat, or overpriced stuff that I might have wanted but could have walked a few metres down the street and bought cheaper. And the store looked rather 'scruffy'.

Todays was a different store, in a different town, and the story was the same. Only, the store was full of people, all looking to get a bargain (and there was no shortage of stock), and yet the queue at the tills was pitiful.



I feel terribly sorry for the staff, who appear to be loyal and hardworking. They have, in my opinion, been badly let down by their management.


Kind regards,

Damo

[evade]

Jeez, seeing that list in black & white really hammers home just how many stores Woolworth had, my 2 local stores close down 27th December and 2nd January