Woolworth

Woolworth [/ˈwʊlwərθ/], Woolworth's, or Woolworths may refer to:

Businesses

American F.W. Woolworth Company and related 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
  • 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, a defunct online retail company owned by Shop Direct Group

Australian Woolworths Limited and related businesses

• Woolworths Limited, the largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand; named after the American F.W. Woolworth brand, but unrelated
  • Woolworths (New Zealand), a New Zealand chain of supermarkets under ownership by Woolworths Limited, trading predominantly as Countdown (except 1 outlet)
  • 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, the historic estate 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

• List of Woolworth buildings
• List of Woolworth divisions and namesakes