A huge row erupted after staff at a popular Woolworths branch said that they were now a Muslim store - and would not be selling any Christmas decorations this year.
Shocked locals were told the news when they discovered that the Christmas selection including decorations and chocolate Santas had been taken down just a few days after they were put on display.
When shoppers asked why the decorations had been removed, a staff member at the store in Germany is reported to have said: "We are a Muslim business now. We do not want to sell Christmas articles."
.... The argument at the store in the city of Dortmund in the industrial Ruhr area of Western Germany quickly went viral after it was posted online.
When the row reached head office of the chain, which has 300 stores across Germany, a spokesman denied they were a Muslim business. [Daily Mirror] Read more
