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Stornoway, Scotland shop Wee W announces imminent closure
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June 18, 2013
Original URL: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Stornoway,_Scotland_shop_Wee_W_announces_imminent_closure



The Wee W store, located in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, yesterday
announced its intention to cease operating "in the next few weeks",
subject to any potential acquisition of the company. The store, which is
one of the largest retail buildings in Stornoway, is located in a
central part of the town. In a statement, the company cited the death of
store co-founder Ann Mac Callum as primary reason for the decision.

Ann Mac Callum was found dead at age 51 on a Lewis shingle beach in May.
A statement from Wee W described Mac Callum as "a constant inspiration
with new ideas and displays, [...] always ...exploring ways of bringing
new products to Stornoway". Shortly prior to her death, Mac Callum had
established a 'Wee Fudge Shop' inside Wee W, which the company deemed
successful. The statement explained how her death had "left an
unfillable void" in the company, saying that "the family and existing
shareholders do not have the heart or desire to try and fill Ann’s
shoes."

Wee W, whose building is currently leased from Comhairle nan Eilean
Siar, was opened on Cromwell Street in Stornoway during 2009. The store
reportedly acted as a replacement for the Woolworths building which
closed there when the group entered administration in 2009. Numerous
former employees of the store were employed by Wee W, whose title is a
play on words of the large-size 'Big W' stores Woolworths Group had. Ann
Mac Callum was herself once manager of the former Woolworths building in
Stornoway.

The statement did not comment on the fate of its employees or give
details of how many redundancies the closure of the store would leave,
although the group did say, "We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks
to everyone who supported Wee W and who will be impacted by this
announcement."

== Sources == 
* https://www.facebook.com/weewltd/posts/496174990454506
* http://www.hebrides-news.com/stornoway_weew_to_close_17613.html
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22937314
* http://maciverblog.co.uk/2013/06/17/stornoways-wee-w-store-is-set-to-close/



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