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Woolworth’s and Wal-Mart face an identity crisis: A well liked business

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Woolworth’s and Wal-Mart face an identity crisis: A well liked business

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Journal:

Strategic Direction

Year:

2003

Volume:

19

Issue:

5

Page:

19 - 22


ISSN:

0258-0543


DOI:

10.1108/02580540310794598

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MCB UP Ltd

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Abstract:

In the Coen Brothers’ film, O Brother Where Are Thou?, set in depression-era southern USA, one of the three convicts on the run is thrown out of a Woolworth’s shop and told never to come back. “Does this mean I’m banned from just this shop or all Woolworth’s?” Delmar, played by Tim Blake Nelson, worries. The joke reflects the affection that existed then, and does still, for a retailer that is seen by many people as being cheap and cheerful. However, loved or not “Woolies” is in crisis. When Trevor Bish-Jones was appointed chief executive in March last year he took over a retailer facing huge problems.

Keywords:

IKEA, Retailing, Supermarkets, Sweden, Wal-Mart, Woolworth’s


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Article URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/02580540310794598

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