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Big W (later named Woolworths Big W) was a British retail chain owned by the Kingfisher Group (later Woolworths Group PLC) in the United Kingdom, which operated between 1998 and 2004.
Woolworths was a British high-street retail chain. At its height, it operated as Woolworths Group PLC, which included other companies such as the entertainment distributor Entertainment UK, and book and resource distributor Bertram Books .
In 1999 Kingfisher asked Woolworths to trial new out-of-town general merchandise superstores called 'Big W', showcasing all of their British fascias.
Big W was a large format chain of megastores owned by the Kingfisher Group (later Woolworths Group PLC) in United Kingdom, which operated between 1998 and 2004. Big W consisted of Kingfisher's main retail chains that they owned at the time - Comet, B&Q, Superdrug and Woolworths in one store format.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Big W opened its doors in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the run-up to Christmas 2000. It proved a hit with local people, as word spread of the store's free 'retail-tainment' at the weekend, with clowns, face painting, competitions and demonstrations, to make the broad range and ultra-low prices all the more appealing.
BIG W is all about real care. One way they show this is by their journey towards sustainability, including their popular Toys for Joy program that is aimed at reducing landfill by providing families with an easy and accessible disposal alternative for their children's pre-loved toys.
