Wesfarmers' Coles supermarket chain has reported faster sales growth than larger rival Woolworths for a third consecutive quarter.
Those rumors led the now defunct retail giant Woolworths to put souvenirs into production to mark an anticipated announcement.
That estimate does not include recent casualties, such as Woolworths, a big general store, MFI, a furniture chain, and Adams, a children’s clothing shop.
But the impending closure was perhaps most poignant here, as Woolworths opened its first store in the UK in Liverpool in 1909, almost 100 years ago.
Woolworths 'food and liquor business last week reported a revenue increase of just 3.4 per cent for the fourth quarter, with shelf prices rising by 1.2 per cent.
The red neon sign spelling out "Woolworths" were half-lit today at its city centre store in Liverpool, with the first four letters in darkness, apparently broken.
西农集团（Wesfarmers）旗下的连锁超市高斯（Coles）报告称，其销售销量增幅连续3季度超过对手沃尔沃斯（Woolworths）。
该数字不包括圣诞期间的大量减员，例如Woolworths的27000人、以及伦敦银行计划中的几千人裁员。
The collapse of Woolworths and furniture chain MFI helped to spur retailers to slash their prices in December, and retailers were reluctant to lower prices even further in January.
这个判断并没有包括最近的破产，例如大型综合商店伍尔沃斯（Woolworths），家具连锁店MFI和儿童服装店Adams。
今天，沃尔·沃斯(Woolworths)利物浦市中心店外的霓虹灯只是半明半暗，前四个字母完全没有亮——看起来是坏了。
Infiniti零售是Tata旗下公司，上月开始开设销售家用电器与电子设备的“Croma ”店铺，货源由一家Woolworths全资拥有的印度公司提供。
