4 posts and columns on Woolworths

Apple Challenges Woolworths Over Logo Similarities

in News on October 5, 2009 at 5:01 am PT

Woolworths Supermarkets describes its new logo as “an abstract leaf symbol” intended to represent fresh food. But to Apple, the stylized “W” looks far too much like its own namesake fruit, which could be problematic should the supermarket chain someday decide to peddle its own brand of consumer electronics. And so Apple is petitioning IP Australia, the local agency that governs trademarks, to reject the Woolworths application for the mark.
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Ah Yes, a $2.7 Million Super Bowl Ad Will Fix Everything …

in News on January 29, 2008 at 11:20 am PT

Woolworths has declared a winner in the next generation DVD format war and it’s not HD DVD. Yesterday, the British chain said it will stock only Blu-ray discs, becoming the first major retailer to drop HD DVD. Woolworths’ decision came after it found Blu-ray movies outsold HD DVD by 10 to 1 in its 820 [...]

Cisco's Big Switch

in News on January 29, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Cisco’s Big Switch

in News on January 29, 2008 at 11:00 am PT