Woolworth
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Woolworth, Woolworth's, or Woolworths may refer to:
Contents
Businesses
- 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 until 1984
- Woolworth GmbH, the owner of the Woolworths chain of high street shops in Germany and Austria
- Woolworth Mexicana, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, operates a chain of small variety stores in Mexico [1]
- Woolworths (Cyprus), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, sold off in 1985 and subsequently split
- 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
- Woolworths Limited, the largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand; named after the F.W. Woolworth brand, but unrelated
- Woolworths (New Zealand), a New Zealand chain of supermarkets originally spun off from the Australian Woolworths Limited, and now again under ownership of Woolworths Limited
- Woolworths Supermarkets, a chain of supermarkets in Australia owned by Woolworths Limited
South African Woolworths Holdings Limited
- Woolworths (South Africa), one of the largest South African retail and supermarket chain stores; named after the F.W. Woolworth brand, but unrelated
People
- Charles Sumner Woolworth, brother and business partner of the company that bore their name
- Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder of the company that bore his name
- Michael Woolworth (born 1960), American artist/printer
Places and buildings
- Woolworth, Mississippi, a ghost town in Lincoln County, Mississippi
- Woolworth Building, New York City, a skyscraper
- Woolworth Estate, Glen Cove, New York, home of Frank Winfield Woolworth
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
See also
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