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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

Shop Direct’s move to protect the Woolies brand – Wellworth the bad press?

Graham Soult November 03, 2010 Brands, Online, Woolworths 3 Comments

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New and old logos

New and old logos

Last week’s news that the celebrated Wellworths store, in Dorchester, is being forced to change its name by Shop Direct reignites one of the most interesting threads to emerge from Woolworths’ collapse – the battle for the good bits of Woolies’ legacy.

The gist of this latest development is that Shop Direct – who, you’ll remember, bought the Woolworths brand … Continue Reading

Out of the ruins of Faith comes Hope

Graham Soult June 29, 2010 Footwear, Independent Stores 2 Comments

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Shoe shopping. Image by Allie Hylton

Shoe shopping. Image by Allie Hylton

It’s always good to hear of a retailer that is rising from the ashes, Wellworths-style, so I was pleased to read in The Appointment magazine about the enterprising staff of the former Faith shoe store, in Chelmsford, Essex.

Faith, you may recall, collapsed into administration in April, putting the … Continue Reading

Alworth the wait? The latest ‘Son of Woolworths’ opens its second shop

Graham Soult November 13, 2009 Brands, Variety Stores, Woolworths 9 Comments

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Alworths in Amersham

Alworths in Amersham

Following in the footsteps of Dorchester’s Wellworths, Stornoway’s Wee W and even Wallsend’s Well Worth It, the latest ‘son of Woolworths’ store – Alworths – opened the doors to its second store in Amersham, Buckinghamshire yesterday.

To date, the various Woolies ‘offspring’ have  tended to be one-off, locally-driven responses to the gap that Woolworths … 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