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Sunday 04 October 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 10:02 pm

Woolworths vs Wellworths

By: admindrupal

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Lawyers for Shop Direct, which bought the rights to the Woolworths brand name, have threatened legal action against Wellworths store owner Claire Robertson if she opens another store under the name. They say the Dorchester-based variety store’s name is too similar to Woolworths.

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