Is Woolworths Reopening? Or Is It A Prank? Everything You Need To Know About Whether The Store Is Coming Back To The UK

Is Woolworths coming back? Or is this an elaborate prank to make 2020 even worse than it already is?

An account this morning claimed that Woolworths is set to return to the High Street at the end of 2021.

But now, with the account not verified and only set up recently, people are wondering if it could all just be a prank.

The Woolworths news came via a new Twitter account launched this week, saying: 'Here to save 2020! Woolworths is coming back to your high street, as a physical store!'

Woolworths, which closed its final 199 shops in the UK on 6 January, 2009, would, it said, reopen in late 2021 with three trial stores. But it didn't say where those stores might be.

Mostly we were just wondering, PLEASE by the time end of 2021 comes, we might have a vaccine that would mean the pick n mix is back?! PLEASE.

However, people now think the whole thing could be an elaborate/random prank. For instance, it's not clear yet who is behind the alleged rebirth. The online Woolworths store, they say, is owned by Very, and the account says some contracts still need to be signed.

It looks like the team behind the account decided to make the announcement after Twitter user @theequalitydan posted pictures of old Woolworths stores yesterday, and the post went viral.

There was also this post yesterday...

Around 27,000 people lost their jobs when the store - a High Street favourite - closed 807 stores in 2009 and they were unable to find a buyer. That year, Littlewoods owners Shop Direct bought the trademark and sold from Woolworth.com, but it was closed in 2015 and it became rolled in Very.com, according to the Retail Gazette. It's now being reported that Very are unaware of anything along these lines.

Regardless, should you really be having a nostalgic yearning for Woolies, we've got good news for you. On eBay there is a LOT of random Woolworth merch to be found. Whether you'll actually want to buy it or not... we'll leave that with you.