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Article — 11 January 2009 — 1,157 words

The blunder of Woolworths

Business — Personal — Society

Work: Woolworths

By the time I started working for Woolworths, the company was pushing its in-store ordering system big time. In Summer 2006, the Big Red Book was launched to encourage customers to make use of the ordering facility. As sales assistants, we were always encouraged to offer to order any items that weren’t in stock. Unfortunately, […]

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Article — 8 January 2009 — 1,282 words

Woolworths: Childhood memories and adult gripes

Business — Personal — Society

Work: Woolworths

I have felt very sad about the demise of Woolworths ever since the business began to unravel in front of my eyes around two months ago. I was not sad so much because of my job — I was planning on leaving after the Christmas period anyway. I was just sad to see Woolies go […]

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