Jambo
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Would just like to make a couple of points on this...
1st i pitty most of the employees who will loose their jobs. But not those in charge
2nd this wont be a result of the credit crunch, its a shop that sell white goods and other usefull things cheaply, they should be booming.
3rd this is all down the idiots who ran the company and the music chain they bought and ran into the ground in 2yrs flat.
All i have to say to them is "we told you so!"
I hope it ruins their xmas 
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by Jambo
2nd this wont be a result of the credit crunch, its a shop that sell white goods and other usefull things cheaply, they should be booming.
Not really - they do sell that sort of product, but they arent the cheapest place for them (nor the most expensive) - so they were bound to be the first to feel the strain.
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Kevxx
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the place is expensive and has some alright stuff that you can get cheaper else where, sadly the market has moved and they didn't.
Sad on the employee's though 
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Ojc
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TBH I'm suprised they didn't go under years back. The CD's aren't cheap, the games aren't cheap, the DVD's aren't cheap. I honestly don't see where Woolies fit in these days, people go to places like Tescos & Asda for the stuff they used to get from Woolies.
It's only because of their location in town centres that they were doing any kind of business anyway.
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nova_gteuk
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Originally posted by Jambo
3rd this is all down the idiots who ran the company and the music chain they bought and ran into the ground in 2yrs flat.
The same music company that makes a billion pound a year?
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dan_m1les
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What music company did they run in to the ground?
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by Ojc
It's only because of their location in town centres that they were doing any kind of business anyway.
And strange enough its also their downfall as their huge rent bill due next quarter is whats caused them to have to go into admin 
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daymoon
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i went to local woolworth shop once - never again.. worst shop ever.. looks old and reminded of charity shop tbh..
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Neo
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What got to me last night was channel 4 interviewing some rep of the government (why i dont know) and asked if they'd be bailing woolworths out.....
Companies go into administration daily, including where i work 3 weeks ago..and we dont expect the government to bail us out even though we do a lot of work for them !
And i agree with daymoon Old, fugly....
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Ojc
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They are always dirty inside, shelves look bare. Disgusting places.
But I have fond memories of going in there as a kid to get my Turtles figures, Ghostbusters when I used to visit my nan & grandad before I moved to Reading.
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Daniel_Corsa
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Not been in Woolies for years, I won't miss the place and its rip off pricing!
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Matt L
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Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
Not been in Woolies for years, I won't miss the place and its rip off pricing!
you'll miss them when you want a pick n mix before going to a cinema
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Jambo
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they bought MVC in 2003 ish and it was doing ok, then scrapped every advantage we had. Made masses of stupid descision on a daily basis. Its been on the cards for ages.
Dvds are cheap non chart as are dvds!
Run by a bunch of fucktards, they never paid the rent on any of the properties they owned with mvc. Its got nout to do with the credit crunch etc
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Nath
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I used to work for Woolies when I was a teenager.
Random fact.
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corsa-sxi
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i used to work p/t for BigW, got made redundant 
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Nath
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Big W, Woolworths Local, and that catalgoue thing is where they went wrong. Too much expansion.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by Jambo
Its got nout to do with the credit crunch etc
Of course it has
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col
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Originally posted by Matt L
quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
Not been in Woolies for years, I won't miss the place and its rip off pricing!
you'll miss them when you want a pick n mix before going to a cinema
used be pick up and eat when i was little
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by Neo
What got to me last night was channel 4 interviewing some rep of the government (why i dont know) and asked if they'd be bailing woolworths out.....
Companies go into administration daily, including where i work 3 weeks ago..and we dont expect the government to bail us out even though we do a lot of work for them !
Did your business employ 30,000 people?
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Nath
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Originally posted by Cosmo
quote:
Originally posted by Neo
What got to me last night was channel 4 interviewing some rep of the government (why i dont know) and asked if they'd be bailing woolworths out.....
Companies go into administration daily, including where i work 3 weeks ago..and we dont expect the government to bail us out even though we do a lot of work for them !
Did your business employ 30,000 people?
Exactly. There's a bit of a difference between a local company and high street chains.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by Nath
Exactly. There's a bit of a difference between a local company and high street chains.
My local Newagents went out of business the other week that employs 2 pensioners and the local spastic (Joe) - and Im fuming the Govt. didnt bail them out 
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Phi
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
quote:
Originally posted by Nath
Exactly. There's a bit of a difference between a local company and high street chains.
My local Newagents went out of business the other week that employs 2 pensioners and the local spastic (Joe) - and Im fuming the Govt. didnt bail them out
that made me laugh so much ... the way you describe that
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Cosmo
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Are you known as the local spastic around your area Phi?
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andy1868
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spastic isn't the correct word anymore, the spastic association is now called scope. so when people are "scoping phi" it doesn't always mean people are looking at her through telescopes
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Phi
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cosmo you badger
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