Woolworth Explained

Woolworth, Woolworth's, or Woolworths may refer to:

Businesses

United States (defunct)

F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores

Mexico

Woolworth Mexicana, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, operates a chain of small variety stores in Mexico

Germany

Woolworth Deutschland, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, a chain of 'Woolworth' high-street shops, in Germany, Poland and Austria

United Kingdom and Ireland (defunct)

Woolworths (United Kingdom), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, went defunct in 2009 and assets bought by Woolworth Deutschland in 2021
Woolworths (Ireland), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, went defunct in 1984, assets bought by Woolworth Deutschland in 2021

Cyprus

Woolworths (Cyprus), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, sold off in 1985 and became a property and retail conglomerate that subsequently split off into Ermes department stores, is now just a property firm using the Woolworth name

Australia and New Zealand

Woolworths Group (Australia), the largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand; named after the American F.W. Woolworth company, but unrelated
Woolworths Supermarkets, a chain of supermarkets in Australia owned by Woolworths Group Australia
Woolworths New Zealand, the New Zealand arm of Woolworths Group Australia
Woolworths (New Zealand supermarket chain), a New Zealand supermarket chain owned by Woolworths Group Australia

South Africa

Woolworths Holdings Limited, one of the largest South African retail and supermarket chain stores; named after the American F.W. Woolworth company, but unrelated

People

Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852–1919), American retail entrepreneur, founder of the company that bore his name
Charles Sumner Woolworth (1856–1947) American retail entrepreneur, company partner and younger brother of the above
Michael Woolworth (born 1960), American artist/printer

Buildings

List of Woolworth buildings
F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky), a department store building in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Woolworth Building, New York City, U.S., a skyscraper
Woolworth Building (San Diego), built in 1886, in San Diego, California, U.S.
Woolworth Estate, Glen Cove, New York, U.S., the historic estate of Frank Winfield Woolworth

Places

Woolworth, Mississippi, a ghost town in Lincoln County, Mississippi, U.S.

Other uses

Escort carrier, also called a "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy
FP-45 Liberator, nicknamed the "Woolworth gun" due to its low quality

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