Even fittings go on sale at Woolies
From pick 'n' mix bowls to fixtures and fittings and even a staff flip chart – even if it's screwed down it was up for sale at Woolworths today.
The closing down sale at the doomed High Street chain has been extended to include display cabinets, wire shopping baskets and even the safe at shops throughout the West Midlands.
Bargain-hunters are being invited to make offers for the shop PA and CCTV systems at the right price, while in Wolverhampton's Dudley Street branch today, the flip chart from the training room is up for grabs for £20 and the store's three safes for £300 a piece.
Details of the mother of all sales were spelled out for early morning shoppers looking for an unusual Christmas present or momento of the the fallen former High Street retail giant. Among the towels, suitcases mugs and toys at the Wolverhampton store, which will shut on January 2, were used items from the shop's training room, canteen, office, warehouse and sales floor. There were also photographs of the items.
Below a sign proclaiming 'All fixtures and fittings and equipment for sale, please ask store manager for details' was news of 40 green padded chairs sold as seen for £7 each.
Even the frames holding the signs declaring 'Nine days to go,' 'Store closing - everything must go' and 'Total stock liquidation' were on offer at a tenner each.
The sell-off came after a memo went to Woolies' 800 branches throughout the UK from administrators keen to squeeze every last pound out of the stores in the frantic final days of trading. The chain is set to close by January 5 with the loss of up to 27,000 jobs but there is still a chance for one last payout for workers.
Staff are being offered hundreds of pounds in special bonuses depending on the amount of goods sold in the shop, right down to the chairs they sit on. Managers can pocket £200 more if they hit sales targets with a similar amount being shared by the rest of the staff. An extra tenner is added for every £100 above that figure that is realised.
Store closure dates include: December 27 – Wednesbury; December 30 – Halesowen, Stourbridge and West Bromwich; January 2 – Bilston, Bloxwich, Brierley Hill, Stafford and Wolverhampton; January 5 – Cannock, Lichfield and Wednesfield.
