   woolworths group plc was a listed british company that owned the high-street retail chain, woolworths, as well as other companies such as the entertainment distributor entertainment uk and book and resource distributor bertram books. the woolworths store chain, which had more than 800 stores immediately prior to closure, was the main enterprise of the group, selling many goods and having its own ladybird children's clothing ranges, chad valley toys and the worthit! value ranges. the chain was the uk's largest supplier of candyking "pic 'n' mix" sweets. it was also sometimes referred to as "woolies" by the uk media, the general public, and occasionally in its own television commercials. on 26 november 2008, the trading of shares in woolworths group plc was suspended and the woolworths and entertainment uk subsidiaries
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