Fighting Dixons on Television
The primetime commercial clearly targets Stanley Kalms and his investors.
It never mentions their bid, yet it's credited with saving Woolworth Holdings.
Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy was the first major CEO ever to win against a hostile bid.
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Video by 3D and 6D Pictures Ltd for the Woolworths Museum
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