Lemonade Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 BBC NEWS | Business | Woolworths closure sale kicks offBut does anyone really care? It's hardly the staple of the high street it used to be, these days it seems to sell mostly tat that you can find a bigger selection of at Asda and Tesco, and it's not as cheap either. I think part of their downfall is that they are a "jack of all trades, master of none" - ie they have a small selection of loads of different things (toys, homeware, console games, electronics, CDs etc) but you can get a much better selection of these things at specialist stores, and Woolworths doesn't really specialise in anything.Ah well, closing down sale starts today, head down to the Bon Accord for bargains a-plenty. Be prepared to elbow old ladies out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 BBC NEWS | Business | Woolworths closure sale kicks offBut does anyone really care? It's hardly the staple of the high street it used to be, these days it seems to sell mostly tat that you can find a bigger selection of at Asda and Tesco, and it's not as cheap either. I think part of their downfall is that they are a "jack of all trades, master of none" - ie they have a small selection of loads of different things (toys, homeware, console games, electronics, CDs etc) but you can get a much better selection of these things at specialist stores, and Woolworths doesn't really specialise in anything.Ah well, closing down sale starts today, head down to the Bon Accord for bargains a-plenty. Be prepared to elbow old ladies out of the way.You'll miss the pick'n'mix though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 You'll miss the pick'n'mix thoughYou get pick 'n' mix in Asda, in fact therein lies the root of Woolies' problem - the supermarkets have expanded into just about everything in the last ten years, and Woolies have simply been squeezed out.Sad, and I'll always have fond memories of the old Wooliesss on Union Street where MacDonalds is now, but that 's market forces at work I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 You'll miss the pick'n'mix thoughI used to steal that when I was a kid.Maybe that's why it's gone out of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I used to steal that when I was a kid.Maybe that's why it's gone out of business.You can take the loon oot o' the Broch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 You get pick 'n' mix in Asda, in fact therein lies the root of Woolies' problem - the supermarkets have expanded into just about everything in the last ten years, and Woolies have simply been squeezed out.Sad, and I'll always have fond memories of the old Wooliesss on Union Street where MacDonalds is now, but that 's market forces at work I'm afraid.I hate supermarkets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolies Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 "Woolies goes tits up" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I think it's quite sad. I used to get my new school year stationary in Woolies and on Easter Monday we'd go on a day trip to a sea side town and get half price Easter eggs. In saying that the last thing I bought from Woolworths was a birthday card about 2 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted December 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 I think it's quite sad. I used to get my new school year stationary in Woolies and on Easter Monday we'd go on a day trip to a sea side town and get half price Easter eggs. In saying that the last thing I bought from Woolworths was a birthday card about 2 months ago.I bought some dominoes and Othello (the board game) about 6 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jake Wifebeater Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Ah well, closing down sale starts today, head down to the Bon Accord for bargains a-plenty. Be prepared to elbow old ladies out of the way.Scenes like that literally turn my stomach, fucking vultures circling. Can't stand seeing people degrading themselves like that.Personally, I'm not arsed about it as I don't really do much shopping as such so I'm never in there. However, a friend has worked there for years and she's hanging on to the bitter end, hoping against hope for some sort of redundancy deal. Either way, the CV's been updated so good luck to her. I hope people spare a thought for her when they're scavenging their way through the place.Not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stichman Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Scenes like that literally turn my stomach, fucking vultures circling. Can't stand seeing people degrading themselves like that.Not Woolies is rammed full of worthless crap anyway, that's why it's closing down. You're right though, that won't stop people from falling over themselves to get 20% off a plastic Christmas tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Woolies is rammed full of worthless crap anyway, that's why it's closing down. You're right though, that won't stop people from falling over themselves to get 20% off a plastic Christmas tree.Nothing worse than angry ladies with nothing better to do with their time than fall out in the aisles of a shop with a Xmas sale on....My fiancee worked in Next in her student days - people queueing at like 2 in the morning to be the first through the door at the sale etc. She said people used to come quite close to fistycuffs if they didn't get the size off the rail they wanted. Losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Woolies is rammed full of worthless crap anyway, that's why it's closing down. You're right though, that won't stop people from falling over themselves to get 20% off a plastic Christmas tree.There's 20% off plastic Christmas Trees?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!! I'm there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Try 80% off........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Okay, I will. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Exposure @ Lemon Tree Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Okay, I will. Thanks.You're a cheeky scamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Okay, I am. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Shame to see Woolworths going down the pan. That's another toy shop gone from town. Mind you, I won't miss the 'Back To School' posters just as the summer holidays were starting. And where else am I going to buy all my JML crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Shame to see Woolworths going down the pan. That's another toy shop gone from town. Mind you, I won't miss the 'Back To School' posters just as the summer holidays were starting. And where else am I going to buy all my JML crap?Poundstretcher.Also add Zavvi and Whittards to the list.BBC NEWS | Business | Zavvi placed into administrationTypically, Branson timed it impeccably when he bailed out. He's got the Midas touch alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogofish Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Not had a chance to look in the one here but I'm hearing that the security firm that provided cover for many Zavvi stores down south pulled their staff as soon as they knew about the administration thing.Cue mental scenes of shoplifting in some places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Not had a chance to look in the one here but I'm hearing that the security firm that provided cover for many Zavvi stores down south pulled their staff as soon as they knew about the administration thing.Cue mental scenes of shoplifting in some places.Shoplifters don't watch the news or have a clue about anything. It'll just be normal xmas shoplifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Not had a chance to look in the one here but I'm hearing that the security firm that provided cover for many Zavvi stores down south pulled their staff as soon as they knew about the administration thing.Cue mental scenes of shoplifting in some places.When I worked in the one in the Bon Accord centre there was no security guard (he got fired and was never replaced) and no CCTV. We got robbed blind every single day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Typically, Branson timed it impeccably when he bailed out. He's got the Midas touch alright.I saw that coming as soon as Virgin sold up. You'd have to be a moron to buy a business off Branson. If he doesn't think he'll make a mint off it, why bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I popped in Woolies just for a last chance to see... wow, it was like stepping back to the early 90s. And the aisles were huge!I'm wondering who's gonna be next. I'm also wondering what the hell they're gonna put in this huge shopping center they're putting up down by the docks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I'm wondering who's gonna be next. I'm also wondering what the hell they're gonna put in this huge shopping center they're putting up down by the docks!A massive next, odeon and a nandos apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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