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

Businesses

Australia and New Zealand

Woolworths Group (Australia) Woolworths Group Limited is an Australian Multinational corporation, multinational retail and finance company, primarily known for the operation of its retail chain Woolworths Supermarkets across Australia, Woolworths (previously known as Coun ...

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

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

, a chain of supermarkets in Australia owned by Woolworths Group Australia *

Woolworths New Zealand Woolworths New Zealand Limited (formerly Progressive Enterprises) is the second largest grocery company in New Zealand (behind Foodstuffs), with revenue of NZ$6.2 billion for the year to June 2018. Alongside Foodstuffs, Woolworths NZ forms par ...

, the New Zealand arm of Woolworths Group Australia *

Woolworths (New Zealand supermarket chain) Woolworths is an Australian-owned New Zealand full-service supermarket Business chain, chain and subsidiary of Woolworths New Zealand, itself a subsidiary of Australia's Woolworths Group (Australia), Woolworths Group. Previously known as Count ...

, a New Zealand supermarket chain owned by Woolworths Group Australia (formerly named

Countdown A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and eve ...

)

Cyprus

Woolworth (Cyprus) Woolworth (Cyprus) Properties PLC is a Cypriot real estate developer and property management company. The company was originally established as a retailer in 1974, which later became a subsidiary of the Shacolas Group in 1985, and divested of its r ...

, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, stopped trading as a retailer in 2003 and became a

real estate development Real estate development, or property development, is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw Real Estate, land and the sale of developed land or parce ...

firm under the Woolworth name

Europe

Woolworth (European retailer) Woolworth GmbH is a German Discount store, discount retailer. It was founded in 1927 as the German division of the American F. W. Woolworth Company. In 1998, a management buyout separated it to become its own company. It is currently headquartere ...

, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, operates a chain of variety stores throughout Germany, Poland and Austria

Mexico

Woolworth Mexicana Woolworth Mexicana is a chain of retail Department stores which were founded by the 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 ...

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

South Africa

Woolworths Holdings Limited Woolworths (officially Woolworths Holdings Limited, and commonly referred to as Woolies) is a South African multinational retail company, headquartered in Cape Town. The company owns the South African luxury department and grocery store chain ...

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

United Kingdom and Ireland (defunct)

Woolworths (United Kingdom) Woolworths was a British High Street, high-street Variety store, variety retail chain and conglomerate. At its height, it operated as Woolworths Group PLC, which included other companies such as the entertainment distributor Entertainment UK, ...

, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, went defunct in 2009 and assets bought by Woolworth Deutschland in 2021 *

Woolworths (Ireland) Woolworths (Ireland) was a retail chain that operated in 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 stores lasted until 2009 w ...

, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, went defunct in 1984, assets bought by Woolworth Deutschland in 2021

United States (defunct)

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

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 featured ...

(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 Utica, New York, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & ...

(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 lithog ...

(born 1960), American artist/printer

Buildings

List of Woolworth buildings Buildings related to the F. W. Woolworth Company and the :Woolworth family, Woolworth family. List Gallery File:Former F W Woolworth Store Downtown Hollywood Florida (8452838607).jpg, Hollywood, Florida File:Site marker from the North Frank ...

F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky) The Woolworth, F.W., Building was a historic department store building located in Lexington, Kentucky, that served as a retail location for the F. W. Woolworth Company from 1946 to 1990. It was designed by Frederick W. Garber. The store was the ...

, a department store building in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. *

Woolworth Building The Woolworth Building is a residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Cass Gilbert, it was the tallest building in the world f ...

, 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, originally as a store for the F. W. Woolworth Company. See also * List of Gaslamp ...

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

Woolworth Estate Woolworth Estate, also referred to Winfield Hall, 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 ...

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

Places

Woolworth, Mississippi Woolworth is a ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a g ...

, 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 slower type of aircraf ...

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

FP-45 Liberator The FP-45 Liberator is a handgun 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 docum ...

, 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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