Would you like to see Woolworths come back to the high street ?

chaparral · 26 Dec 2017 at 11:38

I would love to see woolworths come back to the high street as it used to be my favourite shop and also the first shop I went into every time I went into town.

As of April 2017, there are talks of Woolworths making a comeback to British high streets, as former director Tony Page wants to buy the Woolworths name from Shop Direct

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworths_Group

But I very much doubt it could make it on the high street in this day and age as are town is always empty these days..

Raymond Lin · 26 Dec 2017 at 11:44

Magazines, CD, toys and pick and mix ?

Nooooo it sells the same stuff as Tesco, Sainsbury’s etc minus the food. The first 2 are on their deathbeds and the last 2 is not a specialty.

Is there any need?

Glaucus · 26 Dec 2017 at 11:46

Ewww high Street, where parking is a nightmare an expensive. Things general have rubbish opening times and you have to fight with zombies who stand and chat in doorways and isles.
Nah close more of the high street down.

Eurofighter · 26 Dec 2017 at 11:51

They need to offer a wider range of products. But I would like to see them back.

dowie · 26 Dec 2017 at 11:53

businesses like that deserve to die

Stumble Bum · 26 Dec 2017 at 11:58

Woolworths was just a poor mans WH Smiths. No need for both on the high st.

Jokester · 26 Dec 2017 at 11:59

The return of Woolworths to the high street will be the crowning glory of Brexit!

Stumble Bum · 26 Dec 2017 at 12:04

Hopefully we can lose the likes of Burtons soon too

Monkeynut · 26 Dec 2017 at 12:24

Everything in Woolworths you can now get from Wilko, Poundland and B&M. No reason for it to come back.

jsmoke · 26 Dec 2017 at 12:27

Stumble Bum said:
Woolworths was just a poor mans WH Smiths. No need for both on the high st.

It's also a rich mans poundland.

chaparral · 26 Dec 2017 at 12:29

Raymond Lin said:
Nooooo it sells the same stuff as Tesco, Sainsbury’s etc minus the food. The first 2 are on their deathbeds and the last 2 is not a specialty.

Is there any need?

Think the difference for me is that I don't have any of them shops over here

neil_g · 26 Dec 2017 at 12:30

Woolworth does still exist, saw one in Barbados. Likewise Courts is still going strong in the Caribbean.

Raymond Lin · 26 Dec 2017 at 12:32

chaparral said:
Think the difference for me is that I don't have any of them shops over here

I guess my local Sainsbury’s has Argos attaches to it...so that’s toys covered along with all the other stuff.

Woollies will not last 2 mins in my town, I rather shop in TK Maxx.

chaparral · 26 Dec 2017 at 12:35

neil_g said:
Woolworth does still exist, saw one in Barbados. Likewise Courts is still going strong in the Caribbean.

That maybe a completely different company

Despite similar names, Woolworths Limited has no affiliation with the F.W. Woolworth Company in the United States, the now-defunct Woolworths Group in the UK or the South African chain of retail stores, Woolworths Holdings Limited.

neil_g · 26 Dec 2017 at 12:35

chaparral said:
That maybe a completely different company

disappointing. had the same logo and everything.

Puzzled · 26 Dec 2017 at 15:56

Can't remember buying anything from woolworths apart from sweets, what else did they sell?

Raymond Lin · 26 Dec 2017 at 15:57

MonkeyMan said:
Can't remember buying anything from woolworths apart from sweets, what else did they sell?

Magazines, Pick and mix, clothes, CDs, news paper and some cheap toys.

Basically the non food section in ASDA.

chaparral · 26 Dec 2017 at 16:00

MonkeyMan said:
Can't remember buying anything from woolworths apart from sweets, what else did they sell?

Just about everything...

Last thing I can remember buying from them was the PC game crysis on release day back in about 2007

robfosters · 26 Dec 2017 at 16:02

High streets are dead for shopping. Nowadays they seem to just be full of takeaways, wetherspoons and Turkish barbers. Most of the country has a shopping centre not too faraway. I’m five minutes from Bexleyheath p, which isn’t bad for general household shopping, and 15 minute drive to Bluewater for everything else.

bledd · 26 Dec 2017 at 16:09

Get rid of the poundland shops. They aren't cheaper, they're just full of tat that no one needs or small portions of things you buy elsewhere.