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As Wellworths becomes Wellchester, Claire Robertson talks tweaking and expansion

Graham Soult September 16, 2011 Brands, Independent Stores, Interiors, Variety Stores, Woolworths 3 Comments

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Wellchester's Claire Robertson (8 Sep 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Wellchester's Claire Robertson (8 Sep 2011)

For someone who makes a habit of visiting old Woolworths – and I’ve racked up about 140 so far – there can be few ex-Woolies sites more celebrated than the one in Dorchester (store #403).

The story is well known: … Continue Reading

The fight to be Woolworths’ heir

Graham Soult January 08, 2010 Brands, Independent Stores, Marketing, Online, Variety Stores, Woolworths 2 Comments

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Shop Direct's Woolworths.co.uk

Shop Direct's Woolworths.co.uk

Just a quick post this evening, but I wanted to flag up a well-written and interesting article by Kiran Stacey in yesterday’s Financial Times, entitled “The fight to be Woolworths’ heir”.

The piece covers some of the same themes as my own blog posts about Wellworths, Alworths and … Continue Reading

Two pairs of Wellies?

Graham Soult August 07, 2009 Online, Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 8 Comments

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Wellworths store in Dorchester. Photograph by Nigel Mykura

Wellworths store in Dorchester. Photograph by Nigel Mykura

I was interested to read on This is Money a few days ago that Claire Robertson of Wellworths fame is apparently in talks with “unnamed venture capitalists” (are they ever not unnamed?) over funding for expansion. The article claims that the Dorchester-based enterprise is hoping to open up three more former … Continue Reading