F. W. Woolworth Company
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The F. W. Woolworth Company was a pioneering American retail chain that popularized the five-and-dime store concept and helped shape modern mass-market merchandising.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| F. W. Woolworth Company store | 1 |
| Woolworth | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chain store
ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ retail company ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
F. W. Woolworth Co.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woolworth Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalLandmark | Woolworth Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandName | Woolworth’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | five-and-dime store ⓘ |
| businessPractice |
fixed-price merchandise
ⓘ
self-service retailing elements ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1997 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Frank Winfield Woolworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Woolworth’s stores
ⓘ
lunch counters ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1879 ⓘ |
| industry | retail ⓘ |
| influenced |
discount department stores
ⓘ
variety store chains ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Venator Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Greensboro sit-ins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering modern mass-market merchandising
ⓘ
popularizing the five-and-dime store concept ⓘ |
| notableRole | site of key U.S. civil rights protests ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| peakStoreCount | thousands of stores worldwide ⓘ |
| productOrService |
clothing
ⓘ
confectionery ⓘ household goods ⓘ toys ⓘ variety merchandise ⓘ |
| stockExchangeListing | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| successor | Foot Locker, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
early 20th century
ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ |
| WoolworthBuildingCompletion | 1913 ⓘ |
| WoolworthBuildingFunction | company headquarters ⓘ |
| WoolworthBuildingLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WoolworthBuildingNickname | Cathedral of Commerce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Frank Winfield Woolworth
subject surface form:
Woolworth’s lunch counter (Greensboro)
this entity surface form:
F. W. Woolworth Company store
this entity surface form:
Woolworth
subject surface form:
Woolworth’s lunch counter (Greensboro)