OPINION: Can Woolworths reclaim its former retail dominance?

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GUEST – Finance Ghost- Retail Analyst
Woolworths needs to look in the mirror Struggling sales, supply chain excuses, and fierce competition – can Woolworths reclaim its former retail dominance? There are two types of executives out there.
The first type focuses on finding excellent reasons why it was impossible to do any better under the given circumstances. The second type refuses to accept that external factors will drive their fate, choosing instead to throw everything at trying to buck the trend.

10 Mar 2PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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