Woolworths Rescued - by the Internet! - UK Business Labs

**Emma** · #1 (**permalink**) 30-01-2009, 07:22 PM

Deal for Woolworths brand imminent

Do we really need it rescued? Should it just sink? Was it really all that great?

**Chris Lodge** · #2 (**permalink**) 30-01-2009, 08:07 PM

..for folks of a certain age.

**Emma** · #3 (**permalink**) 30-01-2009, 10:17 PM

True, but is that reason to keep it?

**Emma** · #4 (**permalink**) 02-02-2009, 05:05 PM

I now hear that Woolworths is to become an online only brand. Is this a good move?

**Chris Lodge** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-02-2009, 05:12 PM

Interesting move bearing in mind that Woolies core business probably stems from the too old for Internet market. (I'm not ageist as I am nearly 57 myself)

batespcm · #6 (**permalink**) 02-02-2009, 07:52 PM

Woolworths deserved to disappear from the high street along with WHSmith if you ask me these draconian stores that still charge you £19.99 for a DVD that came out 5 years previous have no place in the modern day retail world, its always the same when something like this goes down, people come out saying what a shame it is, but if all these supporters actually still shopped there then it wouldn't be going down in the first place!

Does this mean woolworths s to become a dropshipper?

Timmo · #7 (**permalink**) 04-02-2009, 11:31 AM

I bet they won't be selling pic'n'mix online though.

**INDIZINE** · #8 (**permalink**) 04-02-2009, 01:31 PM

the price of their pic n mix was extortionate I thought

**BITS** · #9 (**permalink**) 04-02-2009, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emma

I now hear that Woolworths is to become an online only brand. Is this a good move?

I wouldn't have thought so seeing as this seems to have been their biggest failing!?!