Mulcahy is currently working with a group, which has no-name, to develop a business plan for the a retail chain and is looking to buy some of Woolworths' vacant stores. Sir Geoff was chief executive of the Kingfisher group when it owned Woolworths from 1982 to 2001.
By Joe Thomas, marketingmagazine.co.uk, 15 June 2009, 09:45am
Former Woolworths boss plans Woolies-style launch
LONDON - Sir Geoff Mulcahy, a former boss of Woolworths, is planning the launch of a 200-strong chain of Woolworths-style stores, according to the BBC.
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Amy Silverston - 15 June 2009
Whilst it was around some commented on Woolworths not really having a sense of purpose, being too much of a mish-mash. After it went I heard some of those same people - marketing hats off, in high street shopper mode - mumbling about how irritating it was not being able to get all those unrelated itty-bitty things that they used to be able to get in Woolworths, and now have to find via visits to multiple shops.
True, there were quality issues sometimes, but the soundness of the principle has been demonstrated by the gap left by its absence. As well as adults, kids everywhere will be cheering!
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