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Doctor Who - Spearhead from Space (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]
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Yes they did
BBC Worldwide owned 60% of 2 Entertain and Woolworths owned the remaining 40%
After Woolworths collapsed
2010 BBC bought the remainder 40% of the 2 Entertain company that Woolworths had owned
2 Entertain has been fully integrated into BBC Worldwide's consumer products division
They distribute the releases under licence using the BBC logo and also are a publishing label for non-BBC releases
2 Entertain before BBC worldwide took full ownership in 2010 was originally a merger of Video Collection International (VCI) and BBC Video in 2004
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Still don't get how Woolworths went bankrupt. Everybody went to Woolworths.
Without going into any blame or reasons for the collapse they where sold to Hilco Capital for £1.00 in 2008
Yeah, but no one actually bought anything.
They lost focus really, with too many ranges but not enough choice in those lines. Their DVD section was smaller than HMV and more expensive than Asda or Tesco (and it was a dwindling market anyway). Their book sections were smaller than Waterstones and again, more expensive than the supermarkets. Their toy sections smaller than Toys R Us and Smyth's Toys and their kids clothing range smaller than the supermarkets. There was also competition from the likes of Poundstretcher and The 99p Store etc. Most of Woolworth's stores looked tired and out-dated too. With the high street struggling anyway, it didn't do anything to fight back sadly.
We now return you to the Spearhead From Space thread.
I wonder if the Scarborough shop had different prices at times because whenever I went in there, everything was always cheaper than everywhere else at the time. We always came out of Woolworths with something; it was especially useful during Christmas.
I've made the suggestion yet again! Here's their latest response:
Thank you for getting in touch about your suggestion.
I have now passed this suggestion on to the relevant department and we do apologise that there was no contact to update you that the release date of this item had changed.
Had that delay email from Zavvi earlier this morning, "We apologise for the continued delay in sending your item(s) listed below. Please be assured that we are following this up as a matter of priority in order to get your order to you as soon as we can."
I hope this release date is kept now, Zavvi showed out of stock on the other doctor who steelbooks too in the past and they came back a few times, nothing is certain with Zavvi but I'll keep my order for this one. The artwork is nice and hopefully it's good in hands.
I hope this release date is kept now, Zavvi showed out of stock on the other doctor who steelbooks too in the past and they came back a few times, nothing is certain with Zavvi but I'll keep my order for this one. The artwork is nice and hopefully it's good in hands.
I bet they'll probably go and delay it again. Nice for them to bother to send an apology this time but would be nice to have an explanation for the delay.
Yes, I've received that email today too. I wonder if it was in response to my comment last week about not keeping customers informed about changes in release date, or just a coincidence?
There was also a tweeter on Twitter who completely lost it with the account @zavvihelp.
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