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How would you make Woolworths successful again?

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    How would you make Woolworths successful again?

    Probably unrealistic (knowing how councils like to clamp down on new ideas that may be successful) - but I'd convert the stores into indoor markets, open 7 days a week. If you want a stall you pay 70 a day. collect £7k daily from 100 stores. Would that cover the rent and rates?

    Of course some days would be less popular than others, so maybe not the best idea???
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    Give it to Robert Dyas. They're infinitely better.

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      it might be an idea to start selling things that people want to buy ?

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        Nothing...

        I'm amazed it wasn't WHSmiths to go first seeing as Amazon started out selling almost identical items.
        Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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          Originally posted by MrMark View Post
          Probably unrealistic (knowing how councils like to clamp down on new ideas that may be successful) - but I'd convert the stores into indoor markets, open 7 days a week. If you want a stall you pay 70 a day. collect £7k daily from 100 stores. Would that cover the rent and rates?

          Of course some days would be less popular than others, so maybe not the best idea???
          70 a day, 6 days a week, 52 weeks a year, 22k more or less. You can rent a shop in a decent location for a lot less than that.

          I'd lock the doors up, get a crane to take the roof off, and then fill them with pick 'n' mix. We'll work out what to do next when we get there.

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            Why change anything? Apparently they had their busiest ever day of trading today. Seems like they have their business model sussed.

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              I wonder if we'll see 'Tesco High Street' any time soon?
              Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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                A chain of Dr Mueller's for the UK?
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                  Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
                  I wonder if we'll see 'Tesco High Street' any time soon?
                  They already exist.


                  The market idea could work in some places... Durham has an indoor market and has for years. But I think we're just going to see the buildings reused for different things all over the place, snapped up by supermarkets mostly.
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                    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
                    They already exist.
                    I know they have 'Tesco Metro' in cities and 'Express' dotted about but they're not a presence on many town high streets just yet.

                    I know a Tesco area manager and she reckons they don’t make any money in the metro stores but the brand presence makes them worthwhile.
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