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What, if anything, is happening with your local Woolworths? Apart from the announcement by Iceland a few weeks ago, it doesn't look like many other big retailers are interested buying up the leases. What rumours have you heard about your local store?
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    Neighbours_FanNeighbours_Fan Posts: 7,514
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    My local one is being changed to a B&M store.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,735
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    99p store :(
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 570
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    Neighbours_Fan wrote: »
    My local one is being changed to a B&M store.


    Yep, mine too, in fact, it just opened this morning
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,504
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    Big "To Let" sign :(
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    x_malibubabex_malibubabe Posts: 2,261
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    I was in town on Monday and ours had a guy inside it messing with the electrics...then I was in Greggs (next door) and all this smoke started coming past from Woolies, when I walked back out it was like white washed windows, but it was some sorta smoke in the building :confused: I guess the shop itself isn't being used for anything, it's not in the right place for an Iceland. :rolleyes:
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    crazychris12crazychris12 Posts: 26,254
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    No news yet. Still lights on 24 hours a day and CCTV working I see. Can't think what ours will be as we have a big Primark across from it. Wilkinsons are opening in a former M&S and we have a big Tesco and Iceland too.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 336
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    Dont know whats happening to our woolies store it shut down on the 5th of jan they cleared it out the next day of all fixtures and fittings, but the last one out never turned out the lights they been on 24 hrs since, whos gonna be paying that leccy bill?
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    bryemycazbryemycaz Posts: 11,738
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    cratan007 wrote: »
    Dont know whats happening to our woolies store it shut down on the 5th of jan they cleared it out the next day of all fixtures and fittings, but the last one out never turned out the lights they been on 24 hrs since, whos gonna be paying that leccy bill?

    Ours is exactly the same. Spolights in the windows blaring the Woolworths sign is still lit up and all the shop lights are on. (the stores completly empty).
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    Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors Posts: 117,910
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    bryemycaz wrote: »
    Ours is exactly the same. Spolights in the windows blaring the Woolworths sign is still lit up and all the shop lights are on. (the stores completly empty).

    Sutton is the same.

    The one in Balham is now a brand new sparkly 99p Store.
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    MrsceeMrscee Posts: 5,271
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    there was talk that our local one was to be a Peacocks but the local Peacocks don't look like they are moving and would look stupid with 2 close to each other
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    crazychris12crazychris12 Posts: 26,254
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    I think maybe the lights being left on is for security.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,610
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    We already have an Iceland, Wilkinsons and a large Tesco, though that's a bit out of town. We could possibly be due a Tesco Express, which I have to say I wouldn't actually mind. It was a 2 storey Woolworths though so possibly not. I expect it will be turned into something skanky like Primark or a 99p store.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,133
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    The escalator was still running in ours up to last week.

    Unsuprisingly, it's due to be made into a Primark.
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    crazychris12crazychris12 Posts: 26,254
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    Mart F wrote: »
    The escalator was still running in ours up to last week.

    Unsuprisingly, it's due to be made into a Primark.

    Hope that escalator's safe then! :eek:
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    izanamiizanami Posts: 2,788
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    I don't know because it was in a part of town that I wouldn't have gone to at all if it wasn't for Woolies.

    But we already have a big Tesco and Iceland so I don't know what it will be.
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    crazychris12crazychris12 Posts: 26,254
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    Just thought. Where will we all buy our Easter eggs? OMG. :eek: :cry:
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    gary77gary77 Posts: 977
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    Nothing is being done with the store in Stevenage just sitting there empty with a note saying the store is longer open
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    ian23ian23 Posts: 316
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    Mart F wrote: »
    The escalator was still running in ours up to last week.

    Unsuprisingly, it's due to be made into a Primark.

    That's interesting. I thought I read that Primark weren't interested in any Woolworth's stores.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,133
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    Well, we don't have a Primark here in Chester currently and they've been waiting for a suitably sized location in the city centre to become available so they can open one for a few years now.
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    bryemycazbryemycaz Posts: 11,738
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    gary77 wrote: »
    Nothing is being done with the store in Stevenage just sitting there empty with a note saying the store is longer open

    Matches the old Littlewoods store then I should think :(
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    gemmaovwales03gemmaovwales03 Posts: 7,183
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    Neighbours_Fan wrote: »
    My local one is being changed to a B&M store.
    Clune wrote: »
    Yep, mine too, in fact, it just opened this morning

    and mine, well I have two local woolies really the other is still empty but there's talk of Wilkinson moving in.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,940
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    I personally want to see a decent book store in ours, Borders or Waterstones for example. We've got a WH Smith in the shopping centre, but that can be rubbish for choice.

    Failing that, I would like to see one part of it become a Starbucks. I need a Starbucks in the morning, damn it.
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    JamfocusJamfocus Posts: 7,024
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    Empty and no sign off anything taking over the site.

    We've also just lost a card shop and Wallis is also closing down soon.
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    InkblotInkblot Posts: 26,889
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    It's been a Waitrose since the beginning of December. Strangely it feels more cramped than when it was Woolies, but that's probably because it's a lot busier.
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    googlekinggoogleking Posts: 15,006
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    Inkblot wrote: »
    It's been a Waitrose since the beginning of December. Strangely it feels more cramped than when it was Woolies, but that's probably because it's a lot busier.

    You must live in Chiswick :D
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