What Everyone Wants

What Everyone Wants

What Everyone Wants is a British chain of discount stores. It was founded in Glasgow during the 1970s as What Every Woman Wants, and became a national chain in 1990 after being sold by Gerald and Vera Weisfeld for £50 million. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/the_company_file/155812.stm BBC News - the Company file] ] However during 2003 it was forced to make major job cuts and went into administration. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/01/23/cnwant23.xml The Telegraph] ]

They used the 1979 Status Quo song "Whatever You Want" in their television commercials.

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