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 NZ under the age of 18 will now all get paid adult rates which in some cases can be up to an 80% pay increase. The average pay is around $13.50 from $9.00. In June 2018, Progressive Enterprise Limited renamed to Woolworths NZ Woolworths NZ runs the following grocery store chains: It operates online grocery shopping in the name of Countdown. Until recently, it operated one Woolworths supermarket in Mount Maunganui which is now closed. The Foodtown brand was phased out in early 2012. In August 2011, Woolworths NZ won a prestigious NZ Marketing award. Woolworths NZ Woolworths NZ (formerly Progressive