What's Your Woolworths Now?

[LM 170]

5 Years on after all 818 stores across Great Britain and Northern Island closed down for good in 2008/2009. I am now asking the question what's your local towns Woolworths now?

This was my local Woolworths in Kidderminster it is still empty today.

 

[EM2]

The one is Forest Gate is a Tesco Metro.

 

[ainsworth74]

It's now a Yorkshire Trading shop.

 

[Darandio]

It's now a Yorkshire Trading shop.

So is ours.

 

[TEW]

Most of my local ones are now Poundlands but one is an Original Factory Shop.

 

[Heinz57]

Ours is still empty. It still has all the Woolworths signs up. Which was actually the old logo, very behind the times.

No plans/signs of anybody thinking about moving in.

 

[LM 170]

This is Now Very Empty Woolworths in my home town of Kidderminster. I was the last ever customer that went into that branch I only just made it before it closed its doors for good on 27th December 2008.

 

[Roverman]

As I travel a lot I can answer a few in one go!

Stafford-became Sports Direct almost overnight.
Leek-Yorkshire Trading Company
Longton- still empty (more to do with Longton's lack of 'get up and go'!)
Hanley (Stoke on Trent) became a TJ Hughes and then latterly a Poundland
Littlehampton- Iceland
Rustington- Original Factory Shop
Wellington (Shrops) Heron Foods

 

[Temple Meads]

Ours in Tiverton is now a Poundstretcher, after being 'Alworths' for a bit.

 

[starrymarkb]

Wilkinson

 

[Butts]

I wonder what happened to that Woman (ex-woolies Manager) who opened a "clone type" store in one of the former branches.

She was featured in some sort of documentary at the time if I remember correctly.

 

[Roverman]

Landlord yanked up the rent. Poundland moved in. She's now calling herself a 'business consultant'.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-saved-staff-forced-business-second-time.html

 

[trentside]

The one in Lincoln became a small Primark, but I think it had actually closed a year or so before the rest of the chain.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

The Epsom one is now a Poundland.

 

[tbtc]

Sheffield City Centre: Woolworths > Peacocks > TJ Hughes (temporarily) > Empty
Hillsborough: Woolworths > Heron

(Can't think of any others around here)

 

[Bishopstone]

Seaford is an M&Co fashion store.

Brighton (Western Road) became an H&M fashion store.

Newhaven has been through a couple of tenants: initially, one of the Woolworths clones.

Eastbourne didn't have a Woolworths, which was unusual for a town of that size.

 

[madannie77]

Carlisle: B & M Bargains

 

[ainsworth74]

So is ours.

I suspect it's the same one

 

[Heinz57]

The Derby one became a TJ Hughs and is now a pound shop.
The one in Nottingham became a Poundland, and featured in 'Undercover Bosses' on Channel 4

 

[richw]

The 4 local to me, 2 are wilkinsons, 2 are pound lands. The Big W is now a Tesco Extra

 

[Mike395]

Bedford's has been split in two - half is now Next and the other half has become an Iceland

 

[wbbminerals]

Wakefield's branch is an Iceland.

 

[chris89]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Woolworths_Kidderminster_-_Closed_Down_-_Exterior_2.jpg

This is Now Very Empty Woolworths in my home town of Kidderminster. I was the last ever customer that went into that branch I only just made it before it closed its doors for good on 27th December 2008.

Was going to name the Kiddy one as one nearby.

My local one in Bridgnorth is a The Original Factory Shop.

Chris

 

[fraser158]

Inverness one is now a Poundland.

 

[fowler9]

My nearest one is a Tesco and a Costa. Its nice to have some continuity, we now have 5 Tesco within easy walking distance. I love the choice that capitalism brings.

 

[rossco156433]

Kilmarnock's got split in half. One side is now Next, the other is Home Bargains.

 

[Harbon 1]

B&M Bargains

 

[TEW]

The Big W is now a Tesco Extra

Ah yes, that Big W used to be brilliant. I'd forgotten about that. Did that close before the rest of the Woolworths? It seems like that Tesco Extra has been there a long time now.

 

[90019]

My nearest is now a Scotmid.

Nearest Big W spent years empty, but is now The Range.

 

[Masbroughlad]

BigW in Rotherham now Boundary Mill