Woolworths Group had been opened, although in April the company also entered administration and closed. The Woolworths store in Dorchester, Dorset was reopened as an independent business named "Wellworths" by the store manager Claire Robertson. The store was officially opened by BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans on 11 March 2009. It was later renamed "Wellchester". Wellchester ceased trading in August 2012, after store manager Claire Robertson left to set up her own retail consultancy business. The Woolworths brand and domain was bought by Shop Direct Group, owned by Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, on 2 February 2009. The company announced
Woolworths Holdings Limited Marks' niece. David Susman became a non-executive director of M&S, a position he held for nearly 30 years. Although M&S ultimately sold its shares in Woolworths, the two companies maintain close ties to this day. Woolworths merged with Truworths in 1981 to form the Wooltru Group. Over a twenty-year relationship the company underwent much change and transformation, before it was unbundled in 1997. Simon Susman, David's son, became CEO of Woolworths in 2000. David Susman died on 11 May 2010 at the age of 84. Simon Susman retired from his post as CEO at the end of 2010, replaced by