November 12, 2024

Is Woolworths Reopening? Everything You Need To Know About the Store Coming Back To The UK

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a large brick building with a clock on the side of a window: Woolworths reopening © Credits: Getty Woolworths reopening

Woolworths is coming back! We can’t wait any longer to tell you, because, honestly, this news gave us SUCH HAPPINESS this morning that we wanted to let you know. Woolworths is reopening.

Yes, Woolworths is set to return – we can’t stop saying it – to the High Stree at the end of 2021.

Who said there wasn’t anything to look forward to anymore.

The Woolworths news come via a new Twitter account launched this morning, on a new Wooworths UK Twitter account, saying: ‘Here to save 2020! Woolworths is coming back to your high street, as a physical store!’

The store, which closed its final 199 shops in the UK on 6 January, 2009, will reopen in late 2021 with three trial stores.

It’s yet to be announced where those three trial stores will be.

And while they’ve not confirmed yet what will return, we can’t help wondering… PLEASE by the time end of 2021 comes, we might have a vaccine that will mean the pick n mix is back?! PLEASE.

CD singles though, we’re not so sure there’s much of a market. But stationery section, we’ll see you there.

It’s not clear yet who is behind the rebirth. The online Woolworths store is owned by Very, and the account says some contracts still need to be signed.

It looks like the team behind the relaunch decided to make the announcement after Twitter user @theequalitydan posted pictures of old Woolworths stores yesterday, and the post went viral.

There was also this post yesterday…

Around 27,000 people lost their jobs when the store – a High Street favourite – closed 807 stores in 2009 and they were unable to find a buyer. That year, Littlewoods owners Shop Direct bought the trademark and sold from Woolworth.com, but it was closed in 2015 and it became rolled in Very.com, according to the Retail Gazette.

a sign on the side of a building © Getty

But, should you really be having a nostalgic yearning for Woolies and you really CANNOT WAIT until the end of next year for some joy, we’ve got good news for you. On eBay there is a LOT of random Woolworth merch to be found. Whether you’ll actually want to buy it or not… we’ll leave that with you.

A Woolworths Carrier Bag graphical user interface, application, Word: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

If you though 5p was expensive for a plastic bag, why not pay £4.99 for one? The irony of the ‘Well Worth It’ logo on this bag is very much lost on the seller we expect…

A Photo Of The Back Of An Old Woolworths graphical user interface, text, application: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

There are actually a lot of pictures of old Woolworths buildings (today and in 90s yesteryear) available on eBay, but this one wins for being THE BACK of a FORMER store.

graphical user interface, text, application: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

Undoubtedly the best thing about Woolworths was the Pick ‘n’ Mix and there are a lot of different bags and cups available on ebay – this one was our era and really gives us a craving for a sticky strawberry lace that 68 people have already touched.

Woolworths Receipt from 2002 graphical user interface, application, Word: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

No bids so far, can’t believe it.

Woolworths Till Roll graphical user interface, text, application: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

Why have a receipt when you can have your very own till roll? THAT is the question.

Tiles From A Woolworths Shop graphical user interface, text, application: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

Because nothing says HashtagInstagramBathroom, like some tiles stolen from the front of a Woolworths that’s been closed down.

A Woolworths Envelope graphical user interface, text, application: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

Why not totally mess with someone’s head by sending them a letter from 20 years ago, saying they’ve won a competition to meet Liberty X at the St Ives Woolworths? Actually, that’s funny, that is worth £1.99.

A Woolworths Job Rejection Letter graphical user interface, text, application: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

Or send them this? VERY RARE.

£10 Woolworths Voucher graphical user interface, text, application: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

Are you one of those people who always keeps vouchers and forgets to spend them? No worries, apparently you can sell them on ebay…

Roll Of Woolworths Stickers graphical user interface, application, PowerPoint: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: eBay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

‘Was £3.99, now… totally unavailable because the shop has closed.’

A Woolworths Chocolate Bar, Without The Chocolate graphical user interface, text, application: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: ebay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

You know what’s better than sex? Chocolate. And you know what’s better than chocolate? Some chocolate bar packaging for some own-brans chocolate without the actually chocolate.

A Woolworths Tote Bag graphical user interface, application, Word: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: ebay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

Ok, we actually really want this one (seriously), so please don’t bid against us.

A Woolworths Smoking Bin Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: ebay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

Why have an outdoor ashtray, when this little beauty could be popped on your balcony?

Wooly Worth Sheep graphical user interface, text, application: Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay © Credits: ebay Weird Woolworths Merch On Ebay

Don’t pretend this is for the kids…

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