Big W (United Kingdom)

Big W was a large format chain of megastores owned by the Kingfisher Group (Later Woolworths Group PLC). This chain Composed of Kingfisher's Brands, which were Comet, B&Q, Superdrug and Woolworths in a single megastore. Later on, Peacocks and British Food Group teamed up with Kingfisher to create Clothing and Food brands. Only 7 of the stores supplied food. There were 21 Stores in the chain. in 2002, After Kingfisher sold off Woolworths, The stores added Woolworths in their names, becoming "Woolworths Big W" and sold far less stuff. Newly opened stores since 2002 already had the Woolworths name in the Big W Logo. Woolworths Discontinued the chain around early 2004 and at the same time, they sold off the 7 Stores with permission for food to Asda and Tesco, the remaining 14 became regular Woolworths Stores or were downsized, meaning the Woolworths in Retail Parks shared half of the store to another retailer. Peacocks also shared half of these stores with Woolworths, Too. They remained until the 2008 administration and today most of the stores house The Range.

Stores

• Edinburgh (Became Woolworths (With peacocks) and a Burger King, empty for a few years, Now The Range)
• Glasgow (Became Woolworths (with Peacocks), Now Tesco Extra)
• Bristol (Downsized and Became a Woolworths (with Peacocks) and TJ Hughes Store. Demolished in 2013 and replaced with an Asda)
• Bradford (Became Woolworths (With peacocks) Now The Range)
• Tamworth (Downsized and became a Woolworths and M&S store. Closed in April 2008 with M&S taking over the other half)
• Newport (Downsized and Became a Woolworths and TJ Hughes Store. Now The Range)
• Beckton (Became Woolworths (With Peacocks) Now Family Bargains and Home Bargains, Logo side Empty)
• Stockton (Became Woolworths (With Peacocks) Now The Range, B&M Homestore, Discount UK and Smyths Toys)
• Cheatnam Hill (Downsized and became Woolworths, Laura Ashley and Currys Stores. Now B&M Bargains, Dreams and Matalan)
• Aberdeen (Closed 2005, now Asda)
• Bolton (closed 2005, Now Asda)
• Redruth (closed 2005, Now Tesco Extra)