Woolworths = T*ts Up

Drunken_Master wrote:Have they started reducing stuff in Woolies yet? There's a 'Big W' on the way home and I feel like picking up some bargains.

I don't think that will happen just yet. The administrators will attempt to keep the company intact and then sell it off to someone who wants to run the business along the same principle.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **smurphy** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:04 pm

It was like Britain in Children of Men in my store today.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **gaminglegend** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:09 pm

So are they going to be open on Monday? I want to get something..

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **Extralife** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:13 pm

gaminglegend wrote:So are they going to be open on Monday? I want to get something..

Too late now, you should have bought it earlier when it could still have helped. I hope you're proud of yourself. :evil:

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **TornadoShaun** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:32 pm

my local woolies closed down last year, I was pretty annoyed, as I used to love going in there when I was in town to buy pick'n'mix

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **DrDoom** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:39 pm

Woolies also own EUK (which has also entered administration). They supply Asda, Zavvi, Sainsburys and Tesco with stock (only books for tesco) so this is going to have a knock on effect .

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **Ninja** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:56 pm

DrDoom wrote:Woolies also own EUK (which has also entered administration). They supply Asda, Zavvi, Sainsburys and Tesco with stock (only books for tesco) so this is going to have a knock on effect .

They also supply DVD's etc to WHSmith so thats another to add to the list. I thought EUK was safe though?

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **Shadow** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:16 pm

I'm pretty sure the news said that the BBC have bought EUK for about £100M.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **Mr Thropwimp** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:26 pm

Shadow wrote:I'm pretty sure the news said that the BBC have bought EUK for about £100M.

I thought that was 2Entertain, unless it was an article typo.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **smurphy** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:28 pm

I'm just happy I'll be at the front line once the prices start falling. Or more likely, I'll be the one reducing things. No doubt I'll be putting a few things aside.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **franklk** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:04 am

Peter Crisp wrote:They will do as the administrators don't care about profit and just want to sell stuff at any price.

Well with 385m in debt I don't think Woolies have sold anything at a profit for a while anyway, so no difference there

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **~Earl Grey~** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:02 pm

I bought a kettle from there a while ago. It was adequate.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **Eighthours** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:07 pm

Charles Manson wrote:
Shadow wrote:I'm pretty sure the news said that the BBC have bought EUK for about £100M.

I thought that was 2Entertain, unless it was an article typo.

You are correct.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **JiggerJay** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:29 pm

smurphy wrote:I'm just happy I'll be at the front line once the prices start falling. Or more likely, I'll be the one reducing things. No doubt I'll be putting a few things aside.

you best be posting some prices in the bargain thread you selfish spackard.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **Cardinal Chunder** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:09 pm

When I went in today the staff were just getting pestered by some old biddies about the prospect of them losing their jobs. Holding up the queue they were.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **Peter Crisp** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:12 pm

Anung Un Rama wrote:Whoa, Apologies to Petercrisp. I didnt realise. And of course i dont want people to lose their jobs. I just hate woolworthes.

No worries. We all have shops we hate and I hate all shops that deal with clothes (I'd almost rather get beaten to a bloody pulp than go clothes shopping).

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **Cal** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:22 pm

Peter Crisp wrote:
Anung Un Rama wrote:Whoa, Apologies to Petercrisp. I didnt realise. And of course i dont want people to lose their jobs. I just hate woolworthes.

No worries. We all have shops we hate and I hate all shops that deal with clothes (I'd almost rather get beaten to a bloody pulp than go clothes shopping).

So, peter, do you know what's happening with the stores yet? Have the staff been told anything? Am I likely to find my local Woolies gone any time soon? I'd actually be very annoyed to see it go. It'll mean having to either:

a) risk visiting the local 'indy' videogame store - a rank hole in the ground which, when it is open, is a den of scum and villainy
or
b) take the Central Line into Oxford Street and deal with the smurfs in GAME.

Not a very happy prospect, either way, tbh.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **~Earl Grey~** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:25 pm

Peter Crisp wrote:
Anung Un Rama wrote:Whoa, Apologies to Petercrisp. I didnt realise. And of course i dont want people to lose their jobs. I just hate woolworthes.

No worries. We all have shops we hate and I hate all shops that deal with clothes (I'd almost rather get beaten to a bloody pulp than go clothes shopping).

So what do you do when clothes wear out?

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **JiggerJay** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:55 pm

My mum, who is a union rep at sainsburys just told me becuase Woolies may be going under, after xmas, all supermarkets will no longer get games in (maybe for a while, maybe indefinetly) due to them getting their games/dvds and cds from that woolies subsidy.

Hopefully something gets sorted out or else we are back to £39.99 and about 3 shops that sell games on the highstreet.

PostRe: Woolworths = T*ts Up by **Eighthours** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:59 pm

JiggerJay wrote:My mum, who is a union rep at sainsburys just told me becuase Woolies may be going under, after xmas, all supermarkets will no longer get games in (maybe for a while, maybe indefinetly) due to them getting their games/dvds and cds from that woolies subsidy.

Hopefully something gets sorted out or else we are back to £39.99 and about 3 shops that sell games on the highstreet.

Entertainment UK is a viable, profit-making business. It's almost certain to be sold successfully separately, even if Woolies dies. Hopefully there shouldn't be much disruption to the supply chain when that happens.

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