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Entries in 'Woolworths' (18)

Woolworths stores remain empty

Woolworths stores remain empty

NEWS

40 per cent of former Woolworths branches are still empty, the Local Data Company has found.

by Nicky Trup
on Aug 24th 2010 at 11:06AM
Shop Direct predicts Christmas games boost

Shop Direct predicts Christmas games boost

NEWS

Home shopping and online retail giant Shop Direct anticipates a strong Christmas for games after tripling its share in the software market.

by Nicky Trup
on Nov 27th 2009 at 12:46PM
Woolworths set to return to high street

Woolworths set to return to high street

NEWS

Retail chain Woolworths could be set to make a return to the high street after it was revealed the store is seeking potential franchisees.

by Nicky Trup
on Nov 23rd 2009 at 12:39PM
Apple challenges supermarket over logo

Apple challenges supermarket over logo

NEWS

Apple has lodged a complaint against Australian supermarket chain Woolworths over its logo, which Apple says is too similar to its own.

by Nicky Trup
on Oct 6th 2009 at 10:45AM
Woolworths reopens online

Woolworths reopens online

NEWS

Shop Direct has reopened Woolworths as an online store with a wide range of consumer electronics, 20 weeks after buying the brand for between £5m and £10m.

by Ben Furfie
on Jun 25th 2009 at 11:55AM
?Woolworths? to return to the High Street

?Woolworths? to return to the High Street

NEWS Three former bosses of Woolworths are 'relaunching' the High Street legend under a new name.

by Ben Furfie
on Feb 18th 2009 at 11:04AM
Woolworths resurrected online

Woolworths resurrected online

NEWS Woolworths is to make a Lazarus-like return as an online brand after it was bought by Shop Direct.

by Ben Furfie
on Feb 2nd 2009 at 10:21AM
Asda electricals supplier collapses

Asda electricals supplier collapses

NEWS Asda has stressed to PC Retail that it is 'confident' that customers of its Asda Direct operation will not be affected by the collapse of one of its key electricals ...
by Ben Furfie
on Jan 8th 2009 at 10:30AM
Woolworths reports ?100m H1 loss

Woolworths reports ?100m H1 loss

NEWS Woolworths has reported group losses of almost £100 million for the six months to the start of August.

by Ben Furfie
on Sep 17th 2008 at 1:24PM
Woolies open to takeover discussions

Woolies open to takeover discussions

NEWS Woolworth's chairman has said that he would be willing to open discussions with Icelandic investor Baugur and Malcom Walker, which put in a bid for the group earlier this week.

by Ben Furfie
on Aug 21st 2008 at 10:41AM
Analysts give Woolies two-year reprieve

Analysts give Woolies two-year reprieve

NEWS Following on from the appointment of Steve Johnson, analysts have given Woolworths a two-year reprieve to show improvements before they begin to judge its progress.

by Ben Furfie
on Aug 18th 2008 at 10:39AM
Woolworths announces new chief executive

Woolworths announces new chief executive

NEWS Woolworths has announced the appointment of Steve Johnson as chief executive with effect from 1st September.

by Ben Furfie
on Aug 12th 2008 at 11:40AM
Tesco and DSGi do well online

Tesco and DSGi do well online

NEWS Tesco, DSGi, Play and Asda were all found to be among the top websites to use for responsiveness and reliability over the Christmas period, according to a study by Keynote ...
by Ben Furfie
on Feb 6th 2008 at 11:15AM
Gartner says HD DVD prices ineffective

Gartner says HD DVD prices ineffective

NEWS Market research firm Gartner has said that it expects Toshiba's price cuts to do little more than delay the inevitable.

by Ben Furfie
on Jan 29th 2008 at 11:39AM
Woolworths backs Blu-ray

Woolworths backs Blu-ray

NEWS Woolworths has announced it is to exclusively back Blu-ray by only stocking Blu-ray DVDs from March. However, HD DVDs will still be available from the retailer’s website.

by Christopher Dring
on Jan 28th 2008 at 11:20AM
Woolworths sees electrical sales slip

Woolworths sees electrical sales slip

NEWS Woolworths saw a decrease in sales during 2007 after it refused to reduce the price of products as part of its strategy to return to profit.

by Ben Furfie
on Jan 16th 2008 at 1:28PM
BRC appoints Stephen Robinson as director general

BRC appoints Stephen Robinson as director general

NEWS Woolworth's former marketing director, Stephen Robinson has been appointed as the British Retail Consortium's new director general.

by Ben Furfie
on Dec 12th 2007 at 12:41PM
Elonex to re-enter channel

Elonex to re-enter channel

NEWS System-builder Elonex has signalled its intentions to re-enter the channel less than 18 months after the company went into administration, rose from the ashes and then went under again.

by Ben Furfie
on Oct 23rd 2007 at 1:51PM