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Marks is learning no business has a divine right to survive

04.11.09
It's not quite Primark & Spencer yet but the message from Sir Stuart Rose could not be more clear... more

Dunelm soars to highs as it keeps up good news on sales

03.11.09
Dunelm, the poor consumer’s Ikea, is continuing to be Planet Retail’s darling of the recession ... more

Woolies pops up again as art gallery

29.06.09
A defunct Woolies store in east London has been requisitioned by local artists as part of the craze for “pop-up” art galleries across the city... more

Wincanton delivers just £20m amid gloom

04.06.09
The recession, the bankruptcy of Woolworths, the cost of slimming down, and rising debts and bank charges, have seen profits almost halve at the trucking group Wincanton ... more

Stores fail to get the Easter chocs away

20.04.09
An Easter egg mountain that would defeat even Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s glutton Augustus Gloop has been left by the collapse of Woolworths... more

Sales lift for Home Retail from rivals' departure

12.03.09
The demise of Woolworths and MFI is keeping the wolf from the door at Argos and Homebase... more

Woolworths demise is joy for toy shops

18.02.09
London's independent toy shops have seen sales soar by up to 40 per cent since the collapse of Woolworths... more

Telegraph tycoons find wonder of Woolies

02.02.09
Woolworths is coming back from the dead - at least on the internet... more

Iceland buys 51 Woolworths stores

09.01.09
Retail: Frozen food giant Iceland is to create 2,500 jobs after buying 51 former Woolworth's stores... more

Last Woolworths stores turn out lights in Britain

06.01.09
Retail: Bankrupt department store chain Woolworths, a stalwart of British retailing for 100 years, has turned out the lights at the final 200 of its 807 shops... more

Collapse of supplier is sour note for WHS

30.12.08
Retail: WH Smith has run out of swathes of CDs and DVDs at its stores as the High Street continues to suffer from the collapse of Woolworths... more

World's oldest Woolworths store closes its doors for the last time

30.12.08
The world's oldest branch of Woolworths has shut after becoming one of the most high-profile victims of the credit crisis... more

Woolies 'still in DVD sale talks with BBC'

22.12.08
Bust retailer Woolworths insists it is still in talks with the BBC over what looks set to be the cut-price sale of its stake in DVD publishing arm 2Entertain... more

Don’t feel too nostalgic for the Woolies era: life has just moved on

12.12.08
We should not be surprised at the demise of a high street favourite, says one social historian. It lost its place in British culture years ago... more

Everything must go and now it has all gone

11.12.08
As the bargain-hungry crowds thronged Woolworths in Camden High Street today you could have forgiven the mostly young staff - all now facing redundancy - for thinking: "Where were you when we needed you."... more

High Street has half-price Super Thursday

11.12.08
Some of the country's biggest high street names cut prices by 50 per cent in a desperate attempt to lure shoppers... more

'Too late' fear over Woolies rescue move by Sir Geoff

10.12.08
Retail: A last-ditch rescue bid for Woolworths is being launched, but analysts fear it has come too late to save the beleaguered chain... more

Hundreds out of a job at Woolies' London head office

05.12.08
Hundreds of staff at Woolworths' head office in Marylebone Road, London, are being axed as the once-iconic pick 'n' mix store chain is wound down... more

Fears of deeper slump as thousands more jobs are cut across Britain

04.12.08
A dramatic day of job losses across all sectors of the economy has increased fears the recession could be one of the deepest in memory... more

Woolies creditors emerge amid fears of 'messy' collapse

28.11.08
Retail: Creditors of Woolworths have started to emerge, a sign the fallout from the collapse of the once-loved retailer could be protracted and messy... more

Deal hope for Woolies but price war looms

27.11.08
Administrators of collapsed Woolworths say they have received interest from several buyers, but analysts are worried about a Christmas price war... more

Woolies shares are suspended and MFI fights for survival

26.11.08
The future of Woolworths was thrown into greater doubt as its shares were suspended on the stock market... more

Comment: It's just a wonder that it's taken so long

26.11.08
The wonder of Woolworths is not that it's on the brink of collapse but that it's taken so long... more

Woolworths eyes sale of stores to US buyer for £1

19.11.08
Retail: Woolworths could sell its 800 High Street stores for just £1 to a US company that specialises in takeovers of distressed businesses... more

Woolies £100m in the red and dividend is scrapped

17.09.08
Retail: Troubled High Street chain Woolworths today unveiled a record half-year loss, scrapped its dividend and said it was open to ideas for its 815 stores.... more

Woolies bid sums don't add up, warns chief

18.08.08
Woolworths chairman Richard North explains in detail to shareholders why the multiple retailer had rejected a £50m bid for its 815 stores from former Iceland frozen foods boss Malcolm Walker ... more

Steve's here to break Woolies, not make it

13.08.08
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Small is beautiful in Woolies rescue plan

29.07.08
Woolworths chariman pledges to switch focus from larger, old Woolies stores to more popular smaller sites as he launches his latest plan to save the High Street chain... more

Between a shock and a hard time on prices rack

19.06.08
Shocking, this inflation business. It's now risen to the dizzy heights of 3.3%, and we must all hold back from asking for big pay rises, because that will make us poorer. This laughable logic is in the Chancellor's letter, no less, in response to that from the Governor of the Bank of England; we must assume it's serious, so let's take this slowly... more

Watchdog wallops Woolies with a fine

12.06.08
The FSA has hit Woolworths with a £350,00 fine today for delays in announcing a profit dip... more

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