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By Patrick Hill Woolworths could be returning to our high streets, says the German CEO who runs the much-missed brand. Roman Heini is leading an expansion of Woolworth Germany in Europe and says new UK shops are on his “bucket list”. Once famed for their pick and mix sweet counters, the stores vanished from our town centres when the British firm went into administration in 2009 after 100 years. Mr Heini said: “I don’t know of any brands where the recognition will be as high as it is in Britain, without having any stores. We have secured all the trademarks for the brand for the whole of Europe,…

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