The F. W. Woolworth Company was an American retail conglomerate, best known as a pioneer of the five-and-dime store. It became one of the most successful five-and-dime businesses in the United States
The Woolworth Building, New York City, c. 1913
Tea cup ballet, a 1935 photograph by Olive Cotton with some inexpensive cups and saucers from Woolworths
Second successful "Woolworth Bros" store, Scranton, Penn. Later bought by brother Charles, becoming the first "C. S. Woolworth" store, and eventually merged into the F. W. Woolworth Company.
FW Woolworth store in Providence, RI, c. 1930–1945
A variety store is a retail store that sells general merchandise, such as apparel, auto parts, dry goods, toys, hardware, furniture, and a selection of groceries. It usually sells them at discounted p
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…The F. W. Woolworth Company (often called Woolworth's or Woolworth) was an American retail conglomerate, best known as a pioneer of the five-and-dime store. It became one of the most successful five-and-dime businesses in the United States and internationally, helping shape the modern retail model used by…
99 Cents Only Stores in Dallas, Texas
F. W. Woolworth and S. S. Kresge stores on Lackawanna Avenue, in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. The two stores were often found near each other in downtown areas. Photo circa. 1978
An art gallery in Seattle's International District preserves the façade and some features of Higo Variety Store, an independent Japanese-American five and ten.
100-yen at Kōnoike, Higashiōsaka