Profitable Case Studies

The Fall of Woolworths Means Good Times for The Little Guy

It was very sad to hear of the demise of Woolworths in the lead up to Christmas. A business started way back in 1909 it’s amazing to think that a retail behemoth such as Woolworths could be so susceptible to the economic downturn. The truth is that Woolworths were struggling long before they were forced into liquidation as amongst the ever-growing power of the supermarkets they found it difficult to maintain their niche. Although a very sad sequence of events and certainly sad for all those long-standing employees now left without jobs this situation does represent an opportunity for the smaller trader. It’s in economic troughs such as these that having minimal overheads with a high level of flexibility can really work to the small business’ advantage.


Due to their liquidation Woolworths and their distribution network company EUK desperately need to sell off their remaining assets to pay off their creditors, this means cheap goods are available to traders with the cash for new stock. WholesaleScout.co.uk has tracked down sources of Woolworths Group liquidation items for its users – available by the pallet, here’s the product manifest;

DESCRIPTION

QTY

PALLET No

RRP

Total RRP

PHILIPS DVD PLAYER

3

1

£59.99

£179.97

PHILIPS FREEVIEW BOX

2

1

£19.99

£39.98

WELKIN PORT STEREO

5

1

£24.99

£124.95

RADIO/ALARM STEREO

4

1

£49.99

£199.96

CD PLAYER

10

1

£19.99

£199.90

PINK MINI PORT STEREO

5

1

£39.99

£199.95

PINK DVD PLAYER

4

1

£29.99

£119.96

PHILIPS PINK MINI HIFI

2

1

£59.99

£119.98

CDR DISCS (25 PACK)

2

1

£9.99

£19.98

PIRATES CD/STEREO

2

1

£39.99

£79.98

15″ LCD TV

1

2

£99.99

£99.99

14″ PORTABLE TV

1

2

£79.99

£79.99

14″ TV/DVD

1

2

£89.99

£89.99

7″PHILIPS PORT DVD PLAYER

1

2

£39.99

£39.99

VACUUM CLEANER

1

2

£49.99

£49.99

HORNBY TRAIN SET

1

2

£49.99

£49.99

LARGE LCD TV

1

2

£129.99

£129.99

PIRATES 14″ TV/DVD

3

3

£129.99

£389.97

BRATZ 14″ TV/DVD

1

3

£119.99

£119.99

ELEC ARCADE BOWLING GAME

1

3

£49.99

£49.99

CARS 14″ TV/DVD

2

3

£129.99

£259.98

SAMSUNG DVD/VIDEO PLAYER

1

3

£59.99

£59.99

BT PHONE

2

3

£29.99

£59.98

PINK PRINCESS DVD PLAYER

2

3

£39.99

£79.98

14″ TV/DVD SILVER

1

1

£79.99

£79.99

14″ PINK PRINCESS TV

1

3

£69.99

£69.99

WELKIN DVD/VIDEO PLAYER

2

3

£39.99

£79.98

UPRIGHT HOOVER

1

3

£29.99

£29.99

WELKIN 14″ TV/DVD

1

3

£79.99

£79.99

14″ SPIDERMAN TV/DVD

1

3

£129.99

£129.99

LABTEC WIRELESS KEYBOARD

60

4

£12.99

£779.40

WELKIN PORT DVD PLAYER

130

5

£39.99

£5,198.70

RAC CAR WASHER

5

6

£79.99

£399.95

14″ SPIDERMAN TV/DVD

1

6

£129.99

£129.99

DAEWOO DVD PLAYER

1

6

£49.99

£49.99

WELKIN DVD/VIDEO PLAYER

3

6

£79.99

£239.97

WELKIN DAB RADIO

3

6

£29.99

£89.97

RUSSELL HOBBS VACUUM

1

6

£129.99

£129.99

14″ PRINCESS TV/DVD

1

6

£129.99

£129.99

CARS MINI CD STEREO

1

6

£29.99

£29.99

DISNEY PRINCESS CD PLAYER

1

6

£29.99

£29.99

BRATZ PORT DVD PLAYER

1

6

£39.99

£39.99

CROWN DVD PLAYER

1

6

£29.99

£29.99

LEXMARK PRINTER

20

7

£39.99

£799.80

DAEWOO 28″TV

1

8

£199.99

£199.99

ACER 32″LCD TV

1

8

£399.99

£399.99

PACIFIC 14″TV

1

8

£59.99

£59.99

WELKIN DVD/VIDEO PLAYER

2

8

£79.99

£159.98

BRATZ 15″LCD TV/DVD

2

8

£119.99

£239.98

PURE DX20 DAB RADIO

1

8

£27.99

£27.99

BEKO 17″ LCD MONITOR/TV

1

8

£249.99

£249.99

PHILIPS 15″ LCD MONITOR/TV

2

8

£129.99

£259.98

TOSHIBA DVD PLAYER

1

8

£39.99

£39.99

PRINCESS DVD PLAYER

1

8

£29.99

£29.99

MAGIC BULLET FOOD BLENDER

2

8

£49.99

£99.98

PHILIPS MINI STEREO/CD SYSTEM

1

8

£69.99

£69.99

WELKIN PORT DVD PLAYER

360

9

£39.99

£14,396.40

WELKIN PORT DVD PLAYER

140

10

£39.99

£5,598.60

TIME OPTIMA 3200 PC/PRINTER KIT

1

11

£399.99

£399.99

TIME OPTIMA 380S PC/PRINTER KIT

4

11

£349.99

£1,399.96

ELAN DX20 DAB RADIO

86

12

£27.99

£2,407.14

CELLO 19″ LCD TV/DVD COMBI

6

13

£249.99

£1,499.94

CELLO 14″ LCD TV

12

13

£149.99

£1,799.88

CELLO 15″ LCD TV/DVD

2

13

£199.99

£399.98

MEDION 32″ LCD TV

7

14

£399.99

£2,799.93

14″ SPIDERMAN TV/DVD

1

15

£129.99

£129.99

14″DISNEY PRINCESS TV/DVD

2

15

£129.99

£259.98

PHILIPS 15″ LCD T

2

15

£149.99

£299.98

TECHNOSONIC 15″LCD TV

1

15

£149.99

£149.99

WELKIN 14″ TV/DVD

1

15

£79.99

£79.99

VENTURER 15″ LCD TV

1

15

£99.99

£99.99

PETVAX VACUUM

1

15

£129.99

£129.99

PURE DX20 DAB RADIO

1

15

£27.99

£27.99

BRATZ 15″ LCD/DVD

3

15

£119.99

£359.97

CROWN DVD PLAYER

1

15

£29.99

£29.99

MAGIC BULLET FOOD BLENDER

2

15

£49.99

£99.98

MINISTRY OF SOUND MINI CD/STEREO

1

15

£115.99

£115.99

SHARP 32″ LCD TV

1

16

£449.99

£449.99

PHILIPS 15″ LCD TV

1

16

£149.99

£149.99

SONY DVD RECORDER

1

16

£79.99

£79.99

TECHNOSONIC 15″ LCD TV

1

16

£99.99

£99.99

VENTURER PORT DVD PLAYER

4

16

£39.99

£159.96

PIRATES 14″ TV/DVD

1

16

£129.99

£129.99

MEDION MINI VIDEO CAMERA

2

16

£99.99

£199.98

WELKIN PORT DVD PLAYER

2

16

£39.99

£79.98

PHILIPS 14″ TV/VIDEO

1

16

£79.99

£79.99

VIVITAR DIGITAL CAMERAS

3

16

£29.99

£89.97

BRATZ 15″LCD/DVD

1

16

£119.99

£119.99

MEDION 2.8GHZ PC/PRINTER

2

17

£349.99

£699.98

MEDION 3.3GHZ PC/PRINTER

1

17

£389.99

£389.99

MEDION 2.8GHZ PC

3

17

£349.99

£1,049.97

TIME OPTIMA 380S PC KIT

2

17

£349.99

£699.98

MEDION MED MT 348G PC

1

17

£349.99

£349.99

MEDION MED MT 448G PC

1

17

£349.99

£349.99

MEDION MED MT 312 PC

1

17

£349.99

£349.99

MEDION MED MT 387G PC

1

17

£349.99

£349.99

TOTAL RRP

£51,595.25

Sale Price at 20%

£10,319.05

Unfortunately the offers are only currently only available by the pallet but with a realistic 200% mark up on most items I’m sure there’ll be a pallet to interest every would-be re-seller. If you’re interested in any of the pallets listed above contact (Register to access the details for this Supplier), but hurry – this stock won’t be around for long!

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