Former Woolworths stores – status update
There have been a few more announcements of new occupants for old Woolworths stores over the last couple of weeks:
- Alnwick: M&Co – full story
- Crouch End: Waitrose – full story[broken link removed]
- Cupar: Pound-Mart (Glasgow-based discount retailer – you can see a photograph of their flagship store here) – full story
- Derby: TJ Hughes – full story
- Kenilworth: WHSmith – full story
- Spalding: The 90p Store (not to be confused with 99p Stores or Poundland…) – full story
- Walsall: TJ Hughes – full story
- Wood Green: New Look – full story.
Meanwhile, the Waltham Forest Guardian wins the prize for biggest Woolworths-related non-story of the week – “Loughton High Road branch of Woolworths not bought by Argos”. That’s good to know…
What’s opened (or opening) up in your local Woolies? Or is the store still empty? Post a comment below and let us know.
Re ASCO, there was only ever one store, in Warrington, wasn’t there? I note that the website http://www.ascostores.co.uk/ is also suspended. Crains has coverage (from 24 May) of Asco’s winding up here, reporting that: “Asco Stores Ltd, which aimed to create a new chain of small supermarkets in the North West, has been wound up following pressure from creditors… Five companies owed a total of £53,620 joined a petition against the company at Liverpool District Registry last week.”
Thanks for that Mr Value! Funnily enough, I actually did an updated blog on Pound-Mart only yesterday – see http://www.soultsretailview.co.uk/2010/05/31/alworths-plans-cupar-and-forfar-openings-as-graham-pays-a-visit-to-amersham/. Both the Cupar and Forfar stores are to become branches of Alworths.
ASCO stores have all gone bust and left lots of suppliers out of pocket !!
The Pound mart in Cupar and Forfar has closed very quicky and they have re opened in Dundee within the Wellgate centre. Pound Mart is based in Chichester, yet opens shops in Scotland ??. Their head office address is a PO BOX ?. Does anybody know anythig about this company
Claire Robertson’s Wellworths store in Dorchester, Dorset celebrated its 100,000th customer a few weeks ago, and Wee W in Stornoway is apparently to open in August.