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

Businesses

F. W. Woolworth Company The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, se ...

, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores *

Woolworths Group (United Kingdom) Woolworth (officially Woolworths Group PLC) was a listed British company that owned the High Street retail chain Woolworths. It also owned other companies such as the entertainment distributor Entertainment UK, and book and resource distrib ...

, former operator of the Woolworths chain of shops in the UK, ceased trading and liquidated in early 2009 *

Woolworths (Ireland) Woolworths (Ireland) was a retail chain that operated on the Ireland, island of Ireland. Woolworths had operated stores in the Republic of Ireland until 1984, while stores in Northern Ireland became fully part of F. W. Woolworth plc and these stor ...

, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, closed in 1984 * Woolworth GmbH, the owner of the ''Woolworth'' 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 * Woolworths (Cyprus), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, sold off in 1985 and subsequently split * Woolworths.co.uk, a defunct online retail company owned by "Shop Direct Group"

Woolworths Group and related business in Oceania

Woolworths Group (Australia) Woolworths Group Limited is an Australian trans-Tasman retailer headquartered in Bella Vista, Sydney, with extensive operations throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the largest company in Australia by revenue and the second-largest in ...

, the largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand; named after the American F.W. Woolworth company, but unrelated * Woolworths New Zealand, the New Zealand arm of Woolworths Group *

Woolworths (New Zealand supermarket chain) Woolworths was a New Zealand supermarket and general merchandise retail chain between 1929 and 2018. The brand was phased-out in the late 2000s. All but one store were rebranded as Countdown by 2011, with the exception in a location that alrea ...

, a defunct New Zealand supermarket chain last owned by Woolworths Group *

Woolworths Supermarket Woolworths Supermarkets (colloquially known in Australia as "Woolies") is an Australian chain of supermarkets and grocery stores owned by Woolworths Group. Founded in 1924, Woolworths today is Australia's biggest supermarket chain with a ma ...

, a chain of supermarkets in Australia owned by Woolworths Group

South African Woolworths Holdings Limited

Woolworths Holdings Limited Woolworths Holdings Limited () is a South African multinational retail company that owns the South African retail chain Woolworths, and Australian retailers David Jones and Country Road Group. Woolworths, however, has no association to Aust ...

, 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 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 feature ...

(1852–1919), American retail entrepreneur, founder of the company that bore his name *

Charles Sumner Woolworth 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. Wool ...

(1856–1947) American retail entrepreneur, company partner and younger brother of the above *

Michael Woolworth Michael Woolworth (born in 1960) is a master printer of American origin, living and working in Paris. He makes original editions with contemporary artists. His atelier specializes exclusively in printing techniques on hand presses: stone litho ...

(born 1960), American artist/printer

Buildings

List of Woolworth buildings This is a list of buildings related to Foot Locker, Inc., its predecessors, or the Woolworth family. File:Manhattan-woolworth-building-top.jpg, Woolworth Building The Woolworth Building is an early American skyscraper designed by archi ...

* F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky), a department store building in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. *

Woolworth Building The Woolworth Building is an early American skyscraper designed by architect Cass Gilbert located at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930, with a ...

, New York City, U.S., a skyscraper *

Woolworth Building (San Diego) The Woolworth Building is an historic structure located at 953 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, in the U.S. state of California. It was built in 1886. See also * List of Gaslamp Quarter historic buildings This table includes build ...

, built in 1886, in San Diego, California, U.S. *

Woolworth Estate Woolworth Estate is a historic estate located at Glen Cove in Nassau County, New York. It was designed in 1916 by architect C. P. H. Gilbert (1861–1952) for Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852–1919). The estate consists of the main residence, kn ...

, Glen Cove, New York, U.S., the historic estate of Frank Winfield Woolworth

Places

Woolworth, Mississippi Woolworth is a ghost town located in rural northeast Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. History Woolworth was a stop on the Mississippi Central Railroad Mississippi Central Railroad (reporting mark MSCI) is a short line railroad op ...

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

Other uses

Escort carrier The escort carrier or escort aircraft carrier (U.S. hull classification symbol CVE), also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the United States Navy (USN) or "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy, was a small and slow type of aircraft ...

, also called a "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy *

FP-45 Liberator The FP-45 Liberator is a pistol manufactured by the United States military during World War II for use by resistance forces in occupied territories. The ''Liberator'' was never issued to American or other Allied troops, and there are few docume ...

, nicknamed the "Woolworth gun" due to its low quality

Lists

List of Woolworth divisions and namesakes Divisions and namesakes of the American F. W. Woolworth Company, and divisions of Woolworths Group (Australia). Similar namesake companies in South Africa and Australia were legally named after the Woolworth company as permitted by the trademark ...

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