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Masters was spoiled from the start, now Woolworths must go back to basics

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Masters, of Woolworths, has died at the age of five after a long illness. Its passing was a surprise to few. It will live on in the memory and superannuation accounts of Woolworths investors and, it is hoped, in the boardrooms of Australia forever.

Masters was a surprise offspring of the well-matured Woolworths family....

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