All Woolworths stores to close Jan 5th: 28,000 jobs down the pan!
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weltweit
Well-Known Member
There is still time for an entrepreneur to pop in and save the least loss making from closure.
In fact if someone had tried earlier they might have been saddled with debt and all the stores, now with the end in sight they may be able to get a much better deal, i.e. only the best stores, no debts and minimal stock.
In fact if someone had tried earlier they might have been saddled with debt and all the stores, now with the end in sight they may be able to get a much better deal, i.e. only the best stores, no debts and minimal stock.
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
I'm surprised there are any jobs left in this country. I've been following the news and so far I'm pretty sure more jobs have gone than there are people. Poor sods, wonder how long before I join them.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
A veritable Christmas miracle!
You wouldn't put past someone to step in on Christmas Eve just for the good publicity. Probably cheaper than running an ad campaign.
I smell a Dragon's Den Christmas special here!
Don't tell me tv isn't that cynical.
Don't tell me tv isn't that cynical.
glenquagmire
Rightwing NuLab apologist
Oh for a decent union to put forward an alternative strategy.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
glenquagmire
Rightwing NuLab apologist
Fuck you.
And you, you useless cunt.
How do they have the cheek to still call themselves a trade union?
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Indeed. Used to work there. They made us join Usdaw so I set up a GMB branch much to the hilarity of the more militant shop stewards who back then (early 90s) were getting fobbed off with press releases like that one.
glenquagmire
Rightwing NuLab apologist
I've heard several stories about USDAW full timers having an 'agreement' to drop a line to management if any lay members got a bit militant in meetings.
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
Didn't you get the memo steveo? It's in your contract to wag your fucking tail and beg for scraps. Go on, beg. Beg you fucker. You want this job. You really want to scan those fucking chinese built consumer durables for little over minimum wage. And smile. Go on, smile. Really smile, you need to convince me, cos I got the dollars. etc etc.
nightbreed
Im Bored
Went into my union office today(unite) who told me they have had loads of usdaw members ringing up wanting to join.The representation they have had from Usdaw has been shit.
liampreston
Spend time, not money
Woolworths did suffer from not keepking up with the times. Stores like Wilkinsons took the model and expanded it, with Woolworths (to me) standing still. The image of it being cheap cd singles and pic'n'mix was not being shifted that quickly.
I am gutted for the 28,000 losing thier jobs, especially when it comes so soon in the new year, but as ever it seems those in charge of the business model had no idea how to adapt to modern times.
My mother works in a supermarket, where USDAW has been "Us-slow" and "Us-dodo" for as long as i can remember.....
I am gutted for the 28,000 losing thier jobs, especially when it comes so soon in the new year, but as ever it seems those in charge of the business model had no idea how to adapt to modern times.
My mother works in a supermarket, where USDAW has been "Us-slow" and "Us-dodo" for as long as i can remember.....
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
My mother works in a supermarket, where USDAW has been "Us-slow" and "Us-dodo" for as long as i can remember.....
It's always been run by guys from the distribution (ie warehousing, transport) branches who never worked in a shop. Things don't seem to have changed from a quick look at their website.
So true. I remember talking to one of my mates about this, there didn't seem to be any point in Woolworths..what was it for? What did it sell? Always just seemed like a mess rather than having a coherent strategy on products...kinda of an upclass pound shop.
even worse than the GMB?
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
Not much point in Woolworths in cities, but it really came into its own in country towns. I've been in places like Kirkwall and Stornoway where Woolies really is the town centre where you meet everyone, because there aren't any other big shops and Woolworths had the infrastructure to stock ranges that nobody else could. But these towns now have their Tescos and Morrisons on the outskirts (which could be only 200 yards away, of course) so the market's gone there too.
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
George Galloway MP has tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling for a People's Woolies.
And there's a petition that people can use to supply George Galloway with their names and addresses.
And there's a petition that people can use to supply George Galloway with their names and addresses.
Fullyplumped
in a personal capacity
So far he's got eight signatures.
zenie
>^^<
Yeh my experience of USDAW is that they work for the retailers not their members
Poor Woolworths
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Yeh my experience of USDAW is that they work for the retailers not their members
Poor Woolworths
Yeah, basically another subsidiary of Tesco.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Read that 60% (on some items) sale is coming...that's mean Playstation 3's for £180!
now that wuold be a christmas miracle
Shit, there goes a bandwagon with no hope of succeeding but will make me look like a champion of the people, best hop aboard...perma-tanned idiot.
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