Eglu Go With 2m Run For Sale

[Tina C]

I used to work on the pick n mix counter when I was a Saturday girl Oh happy days. Also worked on the bread counter, which was absolutely manic.

 

This is going to have a massive impact on the high street, even though the stores are not what they used to be. I can't see anyone taking it on as a going concern. Some sites will be cherry-picked as they are prime locations but frankly its a mess and it could just be the tip of the iceberg.

 

I hope I am wrong, and that anyone who works at Woolies or MFI does get to keep therir jobs.

[Looney]

I'm sad that Woolies may not be on our high street for much longer. I love the shop, always have done and I do shop there quite often for bits and bobs. I get quite a lot of baby clothes from there.

 

How sad

[chickenanne]

I haven't shopped in wollies for years, but do have a certain nostalgic love of it.... but that doesn't pay the business' bills!

I bought a kitchen from MFI last week (good timing, no?) was vastly reduced and knew we were taking a risk, really. Not surprising that they've failed, either: the prices they charge (before discounts) are pretty steep, given that B&Q/Wickes/Homebase all copy the designs.

[stoice]

Woolies is the only decent shop in the town i grew up in. If it goes the only place to get cds and DVDs is in a small tescos with limited range , there is no where else to buy chad valley toys, sewing supplies, pick n mix, homewares, school clothes and gifts at a reasonable price without driving 15 miles to the nearest 'retail park' for an argos or WHSmiths. That little town will probably just have another pound stretcher/cash converter/estate agent/charity shop or be yet another empty boarded up shop.

 

Fingers crossed for woolies and their staff

[Helly Welly]

Actually, i wish we had a little Woolies in Wigston. The big one in Leicester isn't missed but you can't buy cd's in Wigston, there is a small selection in Sainsburys or you have to trek to the local Tesco. I forgot about cd's. I'm sure some of the smaller stores will survive but the bigger stores in prime locations are bound to become something else.

[ubereglu]

Does that mean all branches are going to shut down then?

[Helly Welly]

They are all staying open for Christmas but now Camelot have pulled the plug on the lottery, things are looking bleak. It seems hard to imagine that a chain that's been going since 1909 will disappear completely but Woolies just hasn't kept up to date.