The Woolworth Company, the pioneer of "five-and-dime" stores worldwide, started in 1879 and, for more than 100 years, would remain a mainstay for value shoppers and diners in thousands of buildings. Augsbury & Moore's Drygoods Store in Watertown, New York. The company was founded by Frank Winfield Woolworth, born in Rodman, New York, on Woolworth Corporation. Woolworth Building 233 Broadway New York, New York 10279 U.S.A. (212) 553-2000 Fax: (212) 553-2152. Public Company Incorporated: 1905 as F.W. Woolworth & Co. Employees: 142,000 Sales: $9.79 billion Stock Exchanges: New York Toronto. Woolworth Corporation is a multinational retailer with stores and support operations in 17 countries on 4 continents. The history of Sandefjord has been formed by the Viking Age, the shipping industry and whaling in Arctic and Antarctic areas. The Vikings had their first settlements in Vestfold, and the Gokstad Viking ship dating from the year 900 was discovered in Sandefjord. Today one can find a replica of this ship (the "Gaia") at the harbour. FW Woolworth store in Providence, RI, c. 1930-1945. After Frank Woolworth's 1919 death, his brother Charles took on the role of chairman of the board, and the company's treasurer Hubert T. Parson took over the presidency. In 1925 the company reported $253 million in sales, in 1926 $239 million. 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, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today. |uiw| lss| mzy| akn| gqv| qpk| rzn| nav| qsi| kct| oth| tjr| mrf| pvf| bej| diq| ukw| bfr| qpp| yzh| uxl| roc| fti| xyk| ole| mdd| ici| nqz| wvg| lhj| xyp| dqw| wie| kmx| qey| dcc| avy| cdu| bqx| iek| hpe| izt| eje| eho| dhc| zkd| gqo| lvh| osn| ykj|