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  2. F. W. Woolworth Company - Wikipedia

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    Woolworths Group is the largest retail corporation in Australia, operating a variety of supermarket and other retail chains in Australia and New Zealand including Woolworths Supermarkets. The name "Woolworths" was legally taken to capitalize on the F.W. Woolworth name since they did not do business in Australia, and had not registered the ...

  3. Frank Winfield Woolworth - Wikipedia

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    Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, and the operator of variety stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" (5- and 10-cent stores or dime stores) which featured a selection of low-priced merchandise.

  4. Woolworths Supermarkets - Wikipedia

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    Woolworths Supermarkets (colloquially known as "Woolies") is an Australian chain of supermarkets and grocery stores owned by Woolworths Group.Founded in 1924, Woolworths is currently Australia's largest supermarket chain with a market share of 32.5% as of 2023.

  5. Woolworths (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    Woolworths head office on Marylebone Road, London. The British branch of the F. W. Woolworth Company, which had been founded in Pennsylvania, F. W. Woolworth & Co. Ltd, was founded by Frank Woolworth in Liverpool, England, on 5 November 1909. [18]

  6. Woolworths closing brings a psychological loss

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    Woolworths was the place to go for everyday items that can now be found at Target, Kmart and Kohl's, among many other places: Soap, an ironing board, wrapping paper, underwear, paperclips and ...

  7. Charles Sumner Woolworth - Wikipedia

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    Charles Sumner Woolworth (August 1, 1856 – January 7, 1947), was an American entrepreneur who went by the nickname of "Sum", opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co" chain of 5¢ & 10¢ stores.

  8. Woolworths (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    Woolworths Holdings Limited is a South African multinational retail company ... Founded by Max Sonnenberg, Woolworths first opened its doors on 30 October 1931 in ...

  9. Woolworths Group (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    Founded in Sydney in 1924 as variety retailer Woolworths Limited, the company entered the New Zealand market in 1929 and has traded in every Australian state and territory since 1960. Woolworths experienced steady growth throughout the 20th century and began to diversify its business, closing the last of its variety stores in the 1980s to focus ...