Woolworths Group plc

Industry:

Department Stores & Superstores

Description

Woolworths Group plc is a United Kingdom-based general merchandise retailer, and entertainment wholesaler and publisher. The Company's business is divided into Retail, and Entertainment Wholesale and Publishing segments. Woolworths, Streets Online Limited, WMS Card Services Limited and Flogistics Limited are included within the Retail segment, with Entertainment UK Limited, Disc Distribution Limited and 2entertain Limited being the constituents of Entertainment Wholesale and Publishing segment. The stores comprise Woolworths outlets located in small towns and city suburbs, targeted at meeting basic everyday shopping requirements, as well as larger stores located on shopping streets in regional shopping centers. The product offer covers toys, children's clothing, events, confectionery, home and entertainment, and larger stores include a range of home and children's clothing.
(Source: ARS)

Products & Services

general merchandise, entertainment

News Archive

CONTRACTS ANALYSIS: Deal or no deal. Logistics Manager; 9/4/2009 ...electronics sector. It has been a tough year for some though. Entertainment UK, the wholesale division of the Woolworths Group, ceased trading following the demise of its parent company. But the big news of last year was the takeover of TDG... ...more

Shop Direct puts Woolies on the web.(news)(Woolworths Group PLC)(Brief article) Grocer; 6/27/2009 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Six months after the last store closed, Woolworths has been reborn--in name at least--on the internet. The site is more focused than its high street namesake, with just three main categories--children's, entertainment and party, which includes pick'n'mix. It is run by Shop ...more

sad collapse of a retail giant A year ago, 30,000 people lost their jobs when Woolworths closed its doors. Here, the chairman and chief executive talk for the first time about their desperate struggle to save the high street chain. The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/15/2009 ...chance that Woolworths could have been saved. So what happened at Woolworths? Richard North became chairman of Woolworths Group on June 6 2007. The former boss of Intercontinental Hotels with a passing resemblance to former Prime Minister John... ...more