Woolworth

"Woolies" redirects here. For the defunct American rock band, see The Woolies.

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

Businesses

United States (defunct)

• F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores

Mexico

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

Germany

• Woolworth Deutschland, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, a chain of 'Woolworth' high-street shops, in Germany, Poland and Austria

United Kingdom and Ireland (defunct)

• Woolworths (United Kingdom), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, went defunct in 2009 and assets bought by Woolworth Deutschland in 2021

• Woolworths (Ireland), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, went defunct in 1984, assets bought by Woolworth Deutschland in 2021

Cyprus

• Woolworths (Cyprus), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, sold off in 1985 and became a property and retail conglomerate that subsequently split off into Ermes department stores, is now just a property firm using the Woolworth name

Australia and New Zealand

• Woolworths Group (Australia), the largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand; named after the American F.W. Woolworth company, but unrelated
• Woolworths Supermarket, a chain of supermarkets in Australia owned by Woolworths Group Australia

• Woolworths New Zealand, the New Zealand arm of Woolworths Group Australia
• Woolworths (New Zealand supermarket chain), a New Zealand supermarket chain owned by Woolworths Group Australia

South Africa

• Woolworths Holdings Limited, 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 (1852–1919), American retail entrepreneur, founder of the company that bore his name
• Charles Sumner Woolworth (1856–1947) American retail entrepreneur, company partner and younger brother of the above
• Michael Woolworth (born 1960), American artist/printer

Buildings

• List of Woolworth buildings
• F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky), a department store building in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
• Woolworth Building, New York City, U.S., a skyscraper
• Woolworth Building (San Diego), built in 1886, in San Diego, California, U.S.
• Woolworth Estate, Glen Cove, New York, U.S., the historic estate of Frank Winfield Woolworth

Places

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

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

Lists

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