woolworths ( south africa )
woolworths south africa operates stores in a number of different categories and in countries across africa, the middle east and in australia .
woolworths is the only retailer in south africa and one of five south african companies to be listed in the djsi. – denise mhlanga
for south africa, it is the end of a piece of retail history .
woolworths plans to open 16 stores outside of south africa taking the total number of its stores outside of south africa to 60 and the new stores will be larger than the current ones .
but who is woolworths? not to be confused with australia’s largest supermarket, woolworths sa is one of south africa’s largest retailers .
it now appears that christians are the only group in south africa not protected by these freedoms .
he highlighted the need for education and training to improve in order to reduce unemployment in south africa .
abrahamse pointed out that investors are eyeing countries such as ghana, nigeria, angola, zambia, botswana, south africa, namibia and south sudan .
the joint venture is part of woolworths plans to accelerate its expansion into africa .
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alec hogg: that’s what he said last night, yes. also it’s been in south africa before .
unite south africa…. unite…the world is losing it’s morals in pursuit of profit…. unite. woolworths should respond – we deserve clarity .
the chain has 65 african stores outside south africa in 11 countries, including botswana, mauritius, kenya and ghana .
the main squeeze has come from cheaper retailers such as south africa' s woolworths, sweden' s h & m and spain' s zara .
he says woolworths regards trading beyond south african borders as an opportunity for woolworths growth and are confident about the prospects of the group’s investment in uganda and tanzania and indeed across africa .
because like all of south africa' s major companies, we' re committed to transformation ,
it said .
and it doesn’t matter. copyright still subsists in the photograph. south africa is a party to the berne convention on copyright .
with south africa’s population more than double that of australia, woolworths sa has continued to grow, while meeting the needs of an emerging middle and upper class .
the quality of woolworths products has gone down anyway as most clothes are not made in south africa anymore. woolworths is not what it was before. so think twice before your buy there .
a final point made by jammine was that it was vital for south africa to have good leadership in order to realise its potential .
the australian deal comes months after it pulling out of nigeria, which surpassed south africa as africa’s biggest economy on sunday, citing high rents and duties as well as difficulty in marketing its products to consumers .
on property ownership and rentals, gilzean says the woolworths’ local joint venture partners entails that they will either lease or purchase the preferred retail space. woolworths preference is to rent retail space in south africa .
point is, south africa is going backwards. first saa now woolworths. what next? and we' re supposed to stand up and say' i am proudly south african'. please. that ain' t gonna happen .
in a telephone interview, a woolworth spokesperson said that the hummingbird design was finalised well before the team met with roets in south africa .
[ … ] evident very quickly. that’s been the case just recently in south africa. i got a link to this post, where south african designer euodia roets calls out woolworths for the way they stole her design. [ … ]
narrow minded if you ask me, 4. 5% of south africans are white male according to him, but yet 4. 5% of south africa occupy 72% of the senior management positions .
this will take the total number of its stores outside of south africa to 60 and the new stores will be larger than the current ones .
in all, woolworths sa operates 150 corporate - owned stores and nearly 70 franchises in south africa. it also has over 50 international franchises in other african nations and the middle east .
at the inaugural africa property investment summit held last month, brett abrahamse, business development manager at liberty properties said africa’s real estate industry is booming with the retail sector set to drive demand and growth in many parts of africa’s real estate markets .
), south africa’s second - biggest retailer by value, aims to open 15 stores in sub - saharan africa, including in kenya, mauritius and namibia, in two to three years, a senior company official said on thursday .
woolworths was one of only three in africa and the only retailer to make the list. other businesses in africa include equity bank (financial services) in kenya and sekem (agriculture) in egypt .
on the positive front, ndlazi said that the oscar pistorius murder trial had enhanced the country’s reputation as it showed that south africa had a working judiciary .
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woolworths sa chief ian moir announced a proposal for the south african retailer to acquire david jones in sydney yesterday .
woolworths currently operates over 400 stores across its geographies of south africa, botswana, kenya, namibia, ghana and dubai. it is also present in australia and new zealand through its subsidiary country road .
the chain currently offers only a small range of products through its recently launched online platform. but it has moved into a number of different online spaces quickly. woolworths partnered with one of south africa’s largest marketing agencies quirk, for instance, to develop a f - commerce (facebook - commerce) platform, targeting south africa’s fast growing younger tech - savvy consumer .
file - shoppers walk into a woolworths store at a shopping center in lenasia, south of johannesburg, august 2013 .
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many things have changed in south africa, or not many things have changed. what has changed is the physiognomy of white power wrapped under the guise of non - racialism .
boycotts worked very well in the 1980s when almost the whole world boycott south africa for the apartheid regime. now the world needs to boycott sa again for the anc regime .
woolworths was founded in 1931 by max sonnenberg. his belief that success lies in providing customers with superior quality merchandise at reasonable prices has been instrumental in establishing woolworths as one of south africa’s leading retail chains – a benchmark for excellence and an icon of quality .
south africa is observing the 10th anniversary of the law that brought affirmative action to the workplace for black south africans. the black economic empowerment law - commonly known as bee - was meant to redress decades of inequality by implementing quotas for black workers in south african companies. ten years later, however, the policy has its share of critics .
woolworths is also the tenth largest holding in south africa’s leading large cap equity fund, the coronation top 20 fund. the fund increased the stock’s weighting from 2. 1% to 4% over the course of 2010 .
in february 2012, the advertising standards authority of south africa ordered woolworths to withdraw soft drink packaging carrying the phrase, “good old fashioned” which it copied from the makers of a line of soft drinks, frankie’s olde soft drinks .
macy' s and nordstrom in the united states have also hit tough times, suggesting stuttafords' woes are not unique to south africa, sasha naryshkine of local asset manager vestact said .
property investors believe africa’s real estate industry offers unprecedented investment opportunities and is poised for growth going forward .
i am shocked that woolworths would even consider removing the religious magazines. south africa is mostly christian and tolerance to all religions is practiced. why target the religious magazines? i refuse to support woolwoths anymore if this is the situation .
reblogged this on amlisa: american muslim living in south africa and commented: i was just about to do a post on how great ordering online from woolworths is here in south africa, but after reading this i cannot support a company with such a lack of ethics. to be honest, i’d rather shop at game, and those of you who know me from america know that i despise walmart and its evil empire .
as far as i know south africa being a member of the united nations protects your work as a designer under what is called intellectual property law. don’t let them get away with it .
mike schmidt: no, well, he and the md of food for woolworths categorically stated that cinnamon cola was on the market in south africa 30 years ago, it’s nonsense. i can’t understand why they continue to perpetuate this nonsense .
south african retailer woolworths has called off a retail trial that introduced colourful plastic egg containers, following backlash from customers on social media platforms .
there are the makings of a storm brewing in south africa’s social media space over a possible intellectual property breach by popular retailer woolworths. according to a blog post by euodia roets, the retailer has copied her design and claimed it as its own .
proudly south africa, eh? i remember back after sam died when walmart had “made in the usa” all over their stores… full of chinese junk. sounds like woolies is heading in the same direction .
woolworths sa operates a number of different retail offerings – from full - line homeware stores to food and groceries – in south africa, neighbouring countries, as well as in australia and new zealand. from full - line homeware stores to food and groceries .
“images and photographs of hummingbirds in flight in a similar pose are common, hence the resemblance of the designs, ” he said. “it has inspired retailers all over the world, including south africa. ”
but high - end department stores in australia are not in the same strong market position as department stores in south africa. wealth in south africa has become more highly concentrated in the hands of the rich since the transition to democracy began in 1993. between 1993 and 2008, the middle class grew 26% while the wealthiest trebled in size and grew from 0. 4% of the population to 1. 3% .
[ … ] there’s an interesting “case” of “alleged” design or intellectual property “theft” playing out in the south africa at the moment. the designer euodia roets documents the series of events on her blog. [ … ]
some say bee also has deterred black entrepreneurship and has given black south africans a sense of entitlement .
woolworths retail chain extends throughout africa and into the middle east, trading through more than 400 stores and holds a majority share in the australian retail chain, country road .
he says that increased investor confidence across a number of key industries including retail is helping to fuel greater interest in africa .
these companies shd find away to advertise jobs without mentioning race groups. \ r \ nthe truth is blacks have 60percent population in south africa so they sh' d have more jobs in the company \ r \ nget real guyz
“images and photographs of hummingbirds in flight in a similar pose are common, hence the resemblance of the designs. it has inspired retailers all over the world, including south africa, ” brett kaplan, managing director of clothing and general merchandise at woolworths, said in a press statement .
johannesburg - south africa’s largest financial daily launched a business show on monday on cliffcentral. com, the multi - platform broadcaster that debuted earlier this month. candid business is anchored by business report editor ellis mnyandu, the show’s executive producer .
south africa has suffered a series of incidents that had knocked the national psyche, such as the marikana tragedy, where 34 people died on august 16, 2012 when police opened fire on striking mineworkers at the lonmin mine, he said .
sadly no, skin color is the only thing that matter. racism in south africa is alive an kicking. in certain government it departments it has been more than 10 years since they appointed an indian colored or white person ...
just read woolworths’ response. why on earth would woolworths start negotiations for your artwork / design if they’ve already finalised with another supplier? sorry woolworths, it doesn’t add up .
at the time of writing there is also an independent f. w. woolworth still trading in bridgetown, barbados, while the store in harare, zimbabwe still trades as woolworths from its original premises as part of the larger department store chain of the same name in south africa. woolworths also trades profitably in mexico as part of a larger convenience store group .
however, attempts to revive its fortunes proved futile and creditors voted in june to wind up the unlisted firm by aug. 1, with closing - down sales at its nine stores in south africa, two in botswana and one in namibia .
disberry said woolworths was still very much committed to growing in sub - saharan africa after pulling the plug on its nigerian business last year and announcing a $ 2 billion australian expansion this week .
woolworths is a top ten holding in two of south africa’s best performing equity industrial funds over the last three to five years. midway through 2010 it was largest holding in the stanlib industrial fund at 8% of its portfolio, but the fund has since reduced its exposure to 5. 1% . the coronation industrial fund gives woolworths a weighting of 3% .
woolworths, ackermans and pep stores lead the pack for customer brand satisfaction with sa clothing retailers, according to the south african customer satisfaction index (sacsi) released on thursday .
its financial reports suggest the company has significant cash resources, a strong retail strategy and is looking to expand. in february, the retailer announced an aggressive three - year plan to roll out country road, witchery and mimco stores into south africa .
fyi since i reblogged your post, i have received about 60 individual hits from south africa and they just keep coming. guess this company is interested in what you have to say. too bad they aren’t as hypervigilant about the rights of artists .
“there is no limit put on me in terms of how much i can spend in africa. we’ve just got to find stuff that’s going to make us money in the long term for us to buy but there are few fashion retailers in africa, ” she said .
back in 1996, i returned to south africa from the usa where i studied and lived in austin texas, throughout my stay in the us, i used a range of skin care products from a north carolina based company called burts bees. a few years after my return to sa, i went back to the us to ask burts bees if i could sell their products in south africa. they gave me samples and said they might consider a deal if i can prove that there is a market .
like all of its peers in the local environment, woolworths has ambitions of expanding its operations in africa beyond south africa’s borders. while this is seen as the next growth frontier, the countries in the region all come with their own regulatory, taxation and land - ownership issues that have to be addressed on a case - for - case basis. this can significantly lengthen the time it takes to set up successful operations and subsequently delay returns on investments .
the use of birds and hummingbirds is a global trend which inspired our design. images and photographs of hummingbirds in flight in a similar pose are common, hence the resemblance of the designs. it has inspired retailers all over the world, including south africa .
“the use of birds and hummingbirds is a global trend which inspired our design. images and photographs of hummingbirds in flight in a similar pose are common, hence the resemblance of the designs. it has inspired retailers all over the world, including south africa .
when asked to reflect on the country’s reputation, ndlazi said that south africans had a poor view of their own nation .
department store stuttafords, the 159 - year - old
harrods of south africa
, is closing down, victim of a global shift to online retail and a domestic economic slump that has put brands such as ted baker and gap beyond its customers' reach .
a twitter storm erupted on 18 october after south african artist euodia roets published a blog post titled ‘how woolworths really operates! ’. roets believes her design of a hummingbird on a cushion was used by woolworths without the company acknowledging it as her work .
like all south african companies, woolworths has a role to play in transformation. for this reason, some positions (where there is under - representation) are designated for ee groups .
“the moral issues surrounding this matter were clear, woolworths copied my product, the public have let woolworths know that they truly believe that woolworths have done a dirty on frankies, ” he said .
“we regard trading beyond south african borders as an opportunity for growth and we believe it will deliver a meaningful profit contribution. ”
@ ihekwoabatony. saso this is what we mean with dirty animals. except it is wrong to call them animals, animals do not do these kinds of things: (not for sensitive viewers. - the graphical reality of black on white violence in south africa .) urltoken
gilzean explains that woolworths has earned its unique position in the south african retail landscape by remaining true to its core values of quality, integrity, value, service, style, innovation and sustainability .
he says joint ventures will enable woolworths to deliver to customers the best retail offering possible tailored to meet the local needs. our partners bring knowledge of local trading conditions and woolworths brings quality, value, innovation and fashion that our south african customers know and appreciate .
whether it’s eating out less‚ homemade pet food‚ cancelling gym memberships or avoiding parking tickets‚ south africans are cutting costs to survive ...
moir said that while they still maintained that woolworths had not copied the frankie’s range, it was clear that public sentiment was against woolworths .
boitumelo sethlatswe, a researcher at the south african institute of race relations, said, paradoxically, bee sometimes does not help black people .
trade union solidarity began a campaign against the retailer on wednesday to get it to retract job advertisements it believed discriminated against white south africans .
differentiation: “as with all woolworths products, our labels and typography is consistent with woolworths brand identity. further, the shape of our bottle is different. we do not believe that woolworths range resembles frankie’s soft drinks .
mike schmidt: well, that was another point that was raised last night. i think ian has been misled or misguided. our complaint to the asa is a hell of a lot more extensive than he alluded to. i’ve taken some very good legal advice from top advocates in south africa in this field .
this news24, i must salute it, it gives you the insight of what is around you jah neh... this is a confirmation that your oppressor / tormentor of yesteryear didn' t work up and fell in love with the african in the new south africa he is very much alive and determined than ever
edcon' s edgars, another clothing retailer ubiquitous in south african shopping malls, was taken over by creditors last year and had to restructure debt .
because woolworths believes in the principles of responsible citizenship, they’re focused on environmental and economic sustainability and building successful partnerships with their suppliers and communities to make sure our community is healthy, safe and secure. they’re actively engaged in economic upliftment projects around south africa and work with numerous small (often community - based) enterprises who supply them with everything from fresh herbs to beautiful bed and table linen .
racial oppression was not just a system of domination; it served certain vested interests. the racially skewed access to all economic assets, the domination of the professions and executive positions in business by white males; all were intended outcomes. the privileged position whites enjoy in south africa today is not the result of greater diligence. it is the effect of explicitly discriminatory policies. not surprisingly, like other privileged groups, whites in south africa want to preserve their ill - gotten gains. stiff resistance to meaningful change was mounted on a number of fronts virtually from april 28 1994. the arrival of democracy has created the space to make race irrelevant to south african politics. but its salience will only disappear when the outcomes produced by racial domination no longer determine the life opportunities and prospects of most south africans. expanding the floor of opportunity for precisely the blacks is transformative. calling that
racism in reverse
is conspiring to perpetuate racial inequality .
a woolworths statement read: “the employment equity act expects all south african companies with more than 50 employees to plan [ the ] workforce by race, gender and disability. our workforce is diverse and includes people of all races .
grow up south africa. this is not an attack on christians. any store can decide what items to stock and sell. this doesn' t change the ww brand, i will still purchase a portion of my groceries at ww because of the high quality of their products. no sweat walking to another shop for magazines .
flavours allegedly discussed also mimicked those of the frankie’s brand, with clear cream soda, cloudy lemonade, cinnamon cola and root beer, all representing flavours introduced to south africa via frankie’s. a letter from frankie’s was sent to chill beverages, which, according to the press release issued on frankie’s’ behalf, denied the proposed plan .
mnyandu and arnie hicks, the co - host and associate producer of candid business, then interviewed the reputation institute’s country manager, trevor ndlazi, regarding its recent survey on the reputations of south african corporations. woolworths came out tops .
the campaign will be accompanied by a boycott call if woolworths does not comply .
their views, and a boycott might be considered if woolworths refused to budge .
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– brett kaplan, managing director of clothing and general merchandise at woolworths. ”
woolworths, it appears, has no alternative but to discount food prices heavily .
more - over these things aren’t even quite uniform among all berne convention signatories. so, for example, in many of them satire is a specific exception to all ip laws but in south africa that exception is only granted to copyright but not to trademark law – which is why lol lost their case against s. a. breweries .
“should woolworths choose not to respond favourably to our requests, solidarity will launch a full - scale campaign against woolworths to mobilise public opinion and pressure in order to ensure that woolworths adheres to these requests, ” stated the union’s letter to moir .
the internet is great for getting the word out there when someone has done something wrong. however, it also makes claims very easy to check up. sometimes people don’t put two and two together and hypocrisy can become quite evident very quickly. that’s been the case just recently in south africa. i got a link to this post, where south african designer euodia roets calls out woolworths for the way they stole her design. she gives a lot of details and photo evidence of the similarity between her picture and the one that was then printed on some scatter cushions to sell .
well said, fh has prostituted her news paper at the expense of objectivity, as no sane south african would espouse racist views in today' s age .
the arrival in south africa of global powerhouses like zara, topshop and soon h & m, (which also launched in australia this week) has forced woolworths to innovate. since then, it has been working on a procurement strategy to shorten lead times, and claims it can now get more than 30% of its own range to the market in just five to seven weeks, where previously it took more than 11 months .
mike schmidt: absolutely, i think what woolworths will tell the asa is exactly what they’ve told us is that they feel “good old fashioned” is merely a descriptive term and nobody can own the ip, intellectual property, to a descriptive term. but again, they’ve misread the situation. good old fashioned soft drinks has gone beyond being merely descriptive in terms of the frankies marketing halo, if you like, and i know that’s marketing speak. but this marketing halo effect encompassed in that is a phrase that we’ve used since 2006 when we launched this company. it was a constructed phrase that i personally constructed, which said, “good old fashioned soft drinks. ” we were the only company, as far as i know, worldwide, using that phrase: “good old fashioned soft drinks. ” certainly in south africa and let’s face it, let’s forget about england, let’s forget about europe because woolworths is so keen to make the big international stage the play in this game, this is not, we’re in south africa. we sell our products in south africa, we don’t export our products and nor do woolworths, okay. they’ve committed to supporting small and medium south african business, okay. they’re doing a great job of supporting business outside of south africa at the moment but they’ve committed to that. so, this phrase, “good old fashioned soft drinks, ” is a phrase we’ve used. what they’ve done is they’ve plagiarised it, they’ve taken that phrase, they’ve taken the essential part of that phrase, “good old fashioned” and they’ve stuck it on every single one of their labels and they’ve done that intentionally. that was an intentional marketing ploy to fast - track this product of theirs and to create deception in the market to confuse the consumer into believing that their product is some way connected to ours .
it is ok, i dont have to buy at woolworths. but i gaurantee you that woolworths wont make it public if they decide to ban anything that is muslim .
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10. we herewith place on record that, should woolworths choose not to respond favourably to our requests mentioned above, solidarity will launch a full scale campaign against woolworths to mobilise public opinion and pressure in order to ensure that woolworths adhere to these requests .
woolworths, you will never see me or my family again! !! unacceptable .
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by frankie' s regarding woolworths plagiarism of its slogan and woolworths, feeling that consumer sentiment was against it, announced that it would remove the product from its shelves .
when nelson mandela became president he promised equal opportunities for all south africans the anc has split this nation and devided us with black economic empowerment which has faiiled dismally .
alec hogg: you’ve clearly done a lot of focusing on your enemy at the moment and they are that but just from your own perspective, mike, you’ve got an interesting background too. you did spend a lot of time outside of south africa, so have been exposed to the global environment but just from a personal perspective, you’ve raced motorcars .
this story just illustrates that even large companies, who have to deal with large retailers, try not to. we in south africa are in a market where the large retailers rule, led by pick and pay. these companies will tell the public that they are the consumers friend, they are reducing their prices for them and negotiate lowest prices for them. nonsense .
speaking at a reuters africa investment summit in johannesburg, the company’s head of international operations, paula disberry, said expansion into the fast - growing continent could be faster if there were more shopping malls .
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christians are threatening to boycott woolworths after its decision to pull religious magazines from its shelves .
woolworths response was that there was no foundation on which to base a copyright infringement claim .
there is definitely a strong case against woolworths. i do hope justice will be achieved .
clarification: to clarify the meeting concerns raised by some: woolworths meets with local and international suppliers on an ongoing basis. frankie’s did request an introductory meeting with woolworths to present their products for listing with woolworths. one of woolworths buyers met frankie’s. however as is typical with introductory pitches, it was a very high level meeting and no intellectual property was discussed .
the respondent causes manufacturers of branded products to also produce these products for sale under the woolworths brand, and manufacturers of branded products package products for and on behalf of woolworths. having regard to the advertising goodwill attaching to
good old fashioned soft drinks
, it is likely that a customer who sees the same soft drink in woolworths bearing
good old fashioned
will be confused into believing that the woolworths product has been bottled by the complainant for woolworths .
whites are in these positions because they can do these jobs. ive got no problem if a black runs a company provided he can do the job. apartheid ended in 1994 but was already on the way out in 1991. 4. 5% of white males versus 94. 5% of black indian and coloured, yet they cannot do these jobs. how many farms
given
to blacks are in ruin and financial decay, and im not even talking about zimbabwe or the rest of africa. speaking of africa which should be the richest continent because of its mineral wealth is the poorest because of an elite few that hoard and steal, just like in south africa? how much aid is given to africa because the masses are lazy and just totally visionless, its a
give me give me
attitude. get away from this attitude pick up your shovel and go and do your work, dont always rely on handouts from aid organisations, which by the way are majority white run .
in 2012, the advertising standards authority ruled that woolworths’s vintage cold drink range was an imitation of frankie’s soft drink range and as a result woolworths agreed to withdraw the private label beverages .
the employment equity act expects all south african companies with more than 50 employees to plan our workforce by race, gender and disability ,
the company said in a statement .
woolworth need to be on the list not only for racism. try to buy there a south african product. you will be spending hours there in an effort to find one. if you play that card, black south african will join in as well. this is not only the race issue, it is a matter of us surviving as a nation .
in 1998, woolworths bought a controlling interest in australian clothing and home merchandise retailer country road .
mnyandu queried woolworths’s ranking given incidents such as the plagiarism battle with frankie’s olde soft drink company .
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known to generations of south africans as ‘woolies’, woolworths is the only retailer of its kind in the country, offering fashion, food, beauty and homeware under its own brand name, as well as some carefully selected, well - known brands including country road and trenery. as our main partner, woolworths donates more than r1. 5 million every month on behalf of customers to schools and charitable organisations. woolworths also offers a range of financial services in partnership with absa bank .
1. following a public outcry aimed at woolworths' selection criteria for certain advertised positions, woolworths made a media statement setting out its position with regards thereto. we quote the following section thereof :
frankie’s co - owner mike schmidt dragged woolworths to court over the wording “good old fashioned”, which appears on his original packaging. the asa ruled that woolworths had “deliberately and intentionally” copied the phrase .
i was approached by the buying head of homeware at woolworths at the beginning of 2013. (for those of you outside sa, woolworths is the equivalent of marks & spencer or macy’s. )
nearly all retailers in africa' s most sophisticated economy have struggled as consumer sentiment has hit multi - year lows, a result of high unemployment and inflation gnawing at disposable income. the economy is now back in recession .
if it was still selling woolworths would just be changing label and chucking it back on the shelves .
woolworths has a proud tradition of supporting local artists and entrepreneurs and helping create sustainable and profitable businesses .
shocking lack of morals, but that is what woolworths has become, big business without any morals .
the asa ordered woolworths to stop frankies’ phrase on its drinks “with immediate effect on receipt of this ruling” .
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schmidt said frankie’s had met with woolworths in june 2011, about a potential listing option but was rejected .
i shall definitely share this. i am regarding woolworths in a different light and that is not positive .
refer back to 2011, woolworths vs frankies ginger beer: urltoken; jsessionid = 7807de4d787905991cc4223eebc89fa5. present1. bdfm
despite reservations over price, roets said she decided to work with woolworths as it would offer good exposure .
mirroring the fortunes of once - mighty department stores in europe and the united states, the doyenne of the south african high street during apartheid and the two decades since applied for protection from creditors in october .
since its founding in 1931, woolworths has earned its unique position in the south african landscape by remaining true to its core values of quality, integrity, style, innovation and sustainability and to its promise of offering high quality and exceptional value, and by constantly working to make ‘the difference’ for its customers every day .
[ … ] local designer for homeware boutique touchee feelee posted a blog entry on friday, entitled “how woolworths really operates”. the blog post detailed how the designer was approached by woolworths, to discuss incorporating [ … ]
woolworths holdings limited (whl) is a south african - based retail group listed on the johannesburg stock exchange since 1997. the whl group consists of three main operating companies, woolworths proprietary limited (woolworths), david jones limited (david jones) and country road limited (country road group). woolworths financial services (proprietary) limited (woolworths financial services) is a joint venture with barclays africa group. see urltoken whl' s share price has taken an absolute pounding in the recent past and investors must be worrying if this trend will ever stop. see the graphic below for whl' s share price. also see our sector comparison page where we compare the share price over time of whl with other retailers such as shoprite, massmart etc. the interactive chart below shows whl' s share price for the last number of years. adjust the data and the chart recalculates whl' s share price movement, change the negative and positive candle colours, download the graphic or the data .
public! warning about woolworths! a note of general interest global about woolworths south africa, a sister company, colleague and associate of variously marks & spencer, country road and david jones; - woolworths fs unlawfully deducted money from my bank acc and i was in jeopardy of arrest after someone there maliciously encoded my credit card (in good standing and safely in my purse) as “stolen” as a gesture to victimise me in reply to a valid woolworths complaint. an identified woolworths employee from ceo office met me in public place in official capacity, swore at me by means of language defined as inappropriate in the rsa criminal procedure act, and told me individual clients are unimportant to firm (quote verbatim – “we make millions every day, we can afford to lose clients”) – i have nothing good to say about woolworths and i have sent satellite social media broadcasts to all affiliates of an international organisation and underground network i belong to to say: boycott david jones, country road, m & s, and each and every associate of woolworths worldwide! ethical and caring handling of consumer prized? published in pursuance of my press freedoms after severe trauma at hands of this firm – without prejudice to my rights in toto under advisement
80% of south africans follow christian based religions. one wonders what the real motive is behind this nonsense. if woolworths do use easter and christmas to promote their goods i truly believe they should be boycotted by the majority. it would be interesting to have facts on the demographic breakdown of the ownership of woolworth franchises .
the saga with woolworths started early 2013, when roets was approached by the retail chain’s buying team. woolworths expressed interest in creating cushions with a hummingbird design similar to ones roets had produced. at their request, roets says she provided the buyers with samples of her paintings and six cushion cover examples, four of which woolworths kept .
following the announcement to open stores in nigeria, he says woolworths intends to open stores in mauritius and angola .
he adds that the woolworths brand will appeal to aspirant african customers, with an increasing amount of disposable income .
woolworths also argued that the platic containers were not replacing the old recycled cartons, which would still be available .
this is not the first time woolworths has faced backlash from a quick - to - anger social media audience .
thank you for speaking out! hopefully this will inspire others to do the same! south africa has a serious problem not paying for and / or giving credit to actual creatives and instead go for the cheapest champ that’s probably just finished a 3 week adobe course. the real creatives are the ones getting totally screwed over by the people who love through titles around like ‘creative’, when they should simple be called sharks or professional email forwarders! sorry to hear about this !
“like all south african companies, woolworths has a role to play in transformation. for this reason, some positions (where there is under - representation) are designated groups. the designated groups are africans, coloureds, indians, women and people with disability. it is not true that all positions are reserved for these designated groups .
why be greedy? why dont they reward the artist financially and launch the talent (arent woolies meant to be proudly south african ?) – surely this is of mutual benefit to both parties? do woolworths truely think that these artists and competitive companies (usually a smaller outfit) are not going to realise they have been ripped off .
woolworths has systematically wiped out dozens of south african companies over the years. they make themselves indispensable to the supplier, and then screw them on price until they go belly - up. i’ve seen it happen over and over. specially in the local clothing manufacturing plants……. . i would hate to be a supplier to woolworths. also, the difference between what they buy for and what they sell for, is iniquitous. and they pretend to care .
schmidt said they were pleased that woolworths had played fair and taken the decision to pull the product from their shelves .
the index measured customer satisfaction with woolworths, pep stores, ackermans, truworths, mr price, jet and edgars .
woolworths is also monitoring a number of markets closely and at this moment, has no immediate plans to enter zimbabwe .
“we’re excited to be able to offer more customers woolworths “difference” – superior quality, exciting innovation and excellent value. ”
threats? ? it' s already happening... people are fed up with woolworths. have a look at their facebook page via the link below, look at posts by visitors. woolworths going to be in big trouble urltoken
the employment equity act expects all south african companies with more than 50 employees to plan our workforce by race, gender and disability .
that' s the law, folks. not woolies' preferences. the law .
i must say it seems like woolworths is to bizcommunity what graeme smith is to sport24. com. agreed, woolworths might not have handled the situation all that well but its still a leading brand in sa - look at the stats .
through various changes of ownership, it never lost its focus on the middle and upper - class south african market, despite the economy' s failure to recover fully from a deep recession in 2009 sparked by the global financial crisis .
if that should be the case, how many nigerians is working for you as garden boy or cleans your houses, how many nigerians are you paying salaries, that' s a prove that nigerians are far richer than you, they are here because you buy from them, as giant of africa they have the right to stay in any countries of their choice in african continent, as much as south african in nigeria earning good money... wake up from your ignorance towards nigeria greatness and wealth
it is appalling that artisans don’t have the respect of huge corporations who go out and steal ideas because they aren’t creative enough to come up with their own, i’m sure there is someone out there who is willing to take this case on as it seems its not one but many large corporations spread over many industries, definitely get a couple similar cases together and take woolworths on. there are a few watchdog’s out there that can help urltoken look for past cases that took on large corporations and see the outcome, intellectual property theft is a major worry in south africa and its time to take a stand against conglomerate bullies .
walter has decades long experience in advertising, pr, digital marketing and social media both as a practitioner and as an academic. as a public speaker; speaks on the future of advertising in the post - broadcast era. as an activist; works in an intersection of feminism & racism. he has devised an intervention in unpacking whiteness for white people as an educator; upskilling programs in marketing comms, advertising & social in south, west and east africa. social crisis management consultant & educator. ideaorgy founder
woolworths hummingbird. photo used without permission, because we believe it is fair to do so, from toucheefeelee. net .
overall, however, continued strain on consumers both locally and in australia is likely to keep a lid on woolworths’ growth .
johannesburg stock exchange listed company, woolworths holdings limited retail group aims to open 16 stores in other african countries this year .
last month, woolworths formed a joint venture in tanzania and uganda with businessman and former franchise partner ali mufuruki of tanzania .
woolworths was recently recognised as a global leader in sustainability by the world economic forum (wef) and the dow jones .
in the advert, woolworths said there were
some areas of our business where certain groups are seriously under represented
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woolworths’ press office confirmed that moir had received solidarity’s letter and reported that none of the adverts had been withdrawn last night .
woolworths has also not been having it all its own way in australia, the source of almost half its pretax profit .
upon my return i went to woolworths to showcase the products. the gentleman on the other side of the desk (who told me he was a divisional boss) told me that the products were too expensive for the south african consumer. he asked me to live behind one pack so that he can show his colleagues. months passed without any further feedback .
ww isn' t the only big company in south africa wanting to' transform' their employee demographic to a black one - there are many of them. however, if the message starts getting out, and people start boycotting these businesses, then instead of having to fight physically, we can start fighting with our wallets. and no weapon is more mightier in the long term than the almighty dollar. it' s time for white consumers to stop buying from those who discriminate against them. by supporting their products and racist hiring policies white south africans are financing their own elimination from society. i' ll be shopping at' food lovers market' or spar from now on! let your voice be heard here urltoken or follow on twitter urltoken
staying true to their core values means they depend on their strong tradition of integrity and culture of service. their focus on innovation and passion for excellence ensures that they make a difference to all south africans, now and in the future.
woolworths holdings limited ( jse : whl ) is a south african chain of retail stores and one of the largest in the country , modelled on marks & spencer of the united kingdom . this relationship with britain 's marks and spencer was formed after the second world war , which led to the retailer buying all of the unissued share capital of woolworths in 1947 . these shares were later sold , but close ties still remain . the first woolworths store opened in the old royal hotel in cape town in october 1931 . it was founded by max sonnenberg assisted by his son richard and fred kossuth . the woolworths brand incorporates a series of food stores , some of which are attached to department stores , while others stand alone or are attached to engen petrol stations in prosperous urban areas . some branches include an in-store restaurant , branded as " cafe w " . woolworths goods are sold at 149 corporate stores , 51 international franchise stores throughout the rest of africa and the middle east and 69 south african franchise stores nationwide . woolworths sells clothing and accessory items under a number of premium brands , namely country road , witchery , mimco and trenery . the chain was named after the united states chain f. w. woolworth company but , because of the contemporary trademark laws , the name was legally used without permission . no financial connection ever existed between the companies . similarly , woolworths holdings limited is not to be confused with woolworths limited , an australian retail company . 
woolworths holdings limited (jse: whl) is a south african chain of retail stores and one of the largest in the country, modelled on marks & spencer of the united kingdom. this relationship with britain's marks and spencer was formed after the second world war, which led to the retailer buying all of the unissued share capital of woolworths in 1947. these shares were later sold, but close ties still remain. the first woolworths store opened in the old royal hotel in cape town in october 1931. it was founded by max sonnenberg assisted by his son richard and fred kossuth. the woolworths brand incorporates a series of food stores, some of which are attached to department stores, while others stand alone or are attached to engen petrol stations in prosperous urban areas. some branches include an in-store restaurant, branded as " cafe w ". woolworths goods are sold at 149 corporate stores, 51 international franchise stores throughout the rest of africa and the middle east and 69 south african franchise stores nationwide. woolworths sells clothing and accessory items under a number of premium brands, namely country road, witchery, mimco and trenery. the chain was named after the united states chain f. w. woolworth company but, because of the contemporary trademark laws, the name was legally used without permission. no financial connection ever existed between the companies. similarly, woolworths holdings limited is not to be confused with woolworths limited, an australian retail company.
woolworths holdings limited (jse: whl) is a south african chain of retail stores and one of the largest in the country, modelled on marks & spencer of the united kingdom. this relationship with britain's marks and spencer was formed after the second world war, which led to the retailer buying all of the unissued share capital of woolworths in 1947. these shares were later sold, but close ties still remain. the first woolworths store opened in the old royal hotel in cape town in october 1931. it was founded by max sonnenberg assisted by his son richard and fred kossuth. the woolworths brand incorporates a series of food stores, some of which are attached to department stores, while others stand alone or are attached to engen petrol stations in prosperous urban areas. some branches include an in-store restaurant, branded as " cafe w ". woolworths goods are sold at 149 corporate stores, 51 international franchise stores throughout the rest of africa and the middle east and 69 south african franchise stores nationwide. woolworths sells clothing and accessory items under a number of premium brands, namely country road, witchery, mimco and trenery. the chain was named after the united states chain f. w. woolworth company but, because of the contemporary trademark laws, the name was legally used without permission. no financial connection ever existed between the companies. similarly, woolworths holdings limited is not to be confused with woolworths limited, an australian retail company.