Rumours are flying that Woolworths could be set to make a return to the British high street, 11 years after the chain closed the last of its stores.
Woolworths, famous for its pick ‘n’ mix sweets, went into administration back in 2008.
As a result, in January 2009, the last of its stores closed.
Who owns the Woolworths name now?
In 2018, former Woolies director Tony Page tried to buy the name in an attempt to relaunch the brand.
His bid, however, was beaten by Very, who now own the name.
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And, while Very has said it hasn’t heard of any plans to resurrect the store, a Woolworths Twitter account has appeared and it’s claiming three “trial” Woolworth stores are set to open in the UK next year.
Posting on UKWoolworths, the first tweet read: “9am today! We have an announcement. #Woolworths.”
Here to save 2020! Woolworths is coming back to your high street, as a physical store!
Sure enough, a few teasing tweets later, the announcement came.
“Here to save 2020! Woolworths is coming back to your high street, as a physical store!
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