Woolworth's
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Woolworth's, Woolworths or Woolworth may refer to one of several companies or other things:
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- F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores.
- F. W. Woolworth Ireland, retail chain, that operated in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from 1914 till 1984.
- Foot Locker, successor to the original F.W. Woolworth Company.
- Woolworths Group, former operator of the Woolworths chain of shops in the UK (originally part of the F.W. Woolworth company, but separate since 1982); ceased trading and liquidated in early 2009
- Woolworths.co.uk, an online retail company owned by Shop Direct Group, which bought the brand during the liquidation of Woolworths Group in 2009.
- Woolworth GmbH, the owner of the Woolworths chain of high street shops in Germany and Austria (originally part of the F.W. Woolworth company, but separate since 1998).
- Woolworths (Cyprus), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, sold off in 1985 and subsequently split (no longer retailing under Woolworths name).
- Woolworth Mexicana, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, operates a chain of small variety stores in Mexico , sold in December 1997 to Control Dinamico S.A. by Foot Locker Inc.
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- Woolworths Limited is the largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand. Although named after the F.W. Woolworth brand, it has no relation
- Woolworths (supermarket), a chain of supermarkets in Australia owned by Woolworths Limited
- Woolworths Supermarkets (New Zealand), a New Zealand chain of supermarkets operating under a fascia, originally spun off from the Australian Woolworths Limited, and now again under ownership of Woolworths Limited, it has no other connection with its U.S. namesake
[edit] South African Woolworths Holdings Limited
- Woolworths (South Africa), one of the largerst South African retail and supermarket chain stores with a presence throughout southern Africa and Australia (through Country Road).
[edit] Places
- Woolworth, Mississippi, a ghost town in Lincoln County, Mississippi
[edit] People
- Frank Winfield Woolworth founder of the company that bore his name
- Barbara Hutton 'Poor Little Rich Girl' F. W. Woolworth's grand-daughter and heiress
[edit] Events
- Greensboro sit-ins, a civil rights event started on 1 February 1960 at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina
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