Woolies to make High Street return

The Times has reported that the home shopping retailer, owned by Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay, bought the name from the administrators and resurrected it online earlier this year.

The firm now wants to hear from possible franchisees, but is not considering managing the stores itself.

Mark Newton-Jones, the chief executive, said: In the new year, we will consider approaches from interested third parties. We believe it could be a successful chain of up to 200 stores, supported by the buying power of the Shop Direct Group.”

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