Eglu Go With 2m Run For Sale

[Tessa the Duchess]

 

It's true this time, they couldn't find a buyer. Closing down sale starts tomorrow.

 

I was in a branch today, the place was in chaos, didn't look as though anybody was bothering with trying to keep the shelves tidy. Very sad, and sorry to anybody that

it going to lose their job.

 

Tessa

[Janty]

It is a shame. There's never a good time to lose your job but just before Christmas is especially horrid.

[Clur]

My thoughts and best wishes to anyone on here affected by Woolies closing.

[madchickenlady]

Yep, and Sky News knew before we did

[Joojoo]

I'm so sorry Madchickenlady I hope you find something else very soon. It must be an absolutely horrible time for everyone who worked for Woolies.

 

Best Wishes

Jue x

[bigmommasally]

I can't believe Woolies is really closing down. It's such a shame, they're part of our heritage, our high streets won't be the same without them.

[Cooks]

we haven't had a woolies in Cambridge for years now! they closed due to the rent being too high in the centre I believe. Thats the colleges ownings all the property and asking whatever rent they like!

[Looney]

Very sad to see the stores close down. I love going to the Ely branch. Won't dare visit there today though as I expect it will be rammed to bursting

 

madchickenlady, so sorry that you are having to go through this.

[Lesley]

So sad for all those losing their jobs

 

I think they are still hoping a buyer will come along but it's looking doubtful

[bigroundal]

I think its a really sad thing, losing one of the oldest highstreet retailers...and feel very sorry for all those losing jobs.

 

Good luck to all the woolies staff for the future.

[Old Speckled Hen]

So sorry for everyone whose job is lost.

I'll remember Woolies so fondly having shopped there all my life and seeing things there changed. Does anybody remember how they used to hang things up high on rails and you had to get an assistant to reach them down with a pole?

You could get anything in Woolies.

Now there will be a mad scramble in its death throes.

[chickenanne]

Madchickenlady, you've my every sympathy. it must be a nightmare.

[craftyhunnypie]

I don't know how woolies staff are managing to work today, knowing that their jobs are going. Terrible!

Sending warm wishes to all the woolies workers.

 

Emma.x

[pistachio]

really sorry to see woolies and the pic'n'mix go. Sorry to hear that it's bad news for you, madchickenlady - good luck with finding somewhere new

[little chickadee]

Sorry to hear the news. good luck in finding a new job

[crazygal]

So sorry for Madchickenlady. That is really tough.

 

I've always shopped at Woolies- from when I was a child buying 7 inch singles with my pocket money, to when I was a student buying pic and mix (Woolies used to be the only shop open in my University town on a Sunday back then!!), to buying clothes and toys for my children.

 

Our local branch seemed to have lost its way over the last few years...stock always appeared haphazard and you never knew what you were going to find when you went in...

 

I predict WH Smith going the same way...

[The Dogmother]

better go and stock up on Ladybird vests!

 

Just heard that one of our clients has made a wave of redundancies... luckily we're manically busy *phew*