Comments on: We never went to Woolies but we’ll miss it http://dofonline.co.uk/blogs/the-edge/employment/we-never-went-to-woolies-but-well-miss-it-44112221/ Richard Northedge takes on corporate finance Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:18:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Monevator http://dofonline.co.uk/blogs/the-edge/employment/we-never-went-to-woolies-but-well-miss-it-44112221/#comment-2965 Monevator Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:10:19 +0000 http://dofonline.co.uk/blogs/the-edge/?p=228#comment-2965 I think the really interesting contrast is with M&S. Okay, so in recent months Woolworths share has clearly been a basket case, but before that it was a trodden down share with a huge brand recognition, similar to Marks and Spencers a few years ago. The difference was people could believe M&S could be saved, whether by Rose or Philip Green, whereas the values Woolworths stood for just weren't, well, valuable, in the modern high street. It'd take a retail genius and a lot of luck to reinvent Woolworths now. I think the really interesting contrast is with M&S. Okay, so in recent months Woolworths share has clearly been a basket case, but before that it was a trodden down share with a huge brand recognition, similar to Marks and Spencers a few years ago.

The difference was people could believe M&S could be saved, whether by Rose or Philip Green, whereas the values Woolworths stood for just weren’t, well, valuable, in the modern high street.

It’d take a retail genius and a lot of luck to reinvent Woolworths now.

]]> By: Greg http://dofonline.co.uk/blogs/the-edge/employment/we-never-went-to-woolies-but-well-miss-it-44112221/#comment-2944 Greg Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:35:10 +0000 http://dofonline.co.uk/blogs/the-edge/?p=228#comment-2944 You have nailed it with this posting. Shopping in Woolworths was always a confusing prospect - often I found myself wondering what kind of a store is this? It offered a bit of everything and nothing at the same time. It simply failed to find a niche on the high street. You have nailed it with this posting.
Shopping in Woolworths was always a confusing prospect - often I found myself wondering what kind of a store is this? It offered a bit of everything and nothing at the same time. It simply failed to find a niche on the high street.

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