Woolworth

Woolworth
biographical name Frank Winfield 1852-1919 American merchant

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  • Woolworth's — Woolworth ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Franklin Winfield Woolworth (1852–1919), Gründer der amerikanischen Kaufhaus und Supermarktkette Woolworth Woolworth, Woolworths oder Woolworth s bezeichnet: die originale F.W. Woolworth Company… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Woolworth's — Woolworth s, Woolworths or Woolworth may refer to one of several companies:The original American F.W. Woolworth Company and related businesses: * F. W. Woolworth Company was the original USA based chain of five and dime stores. ** Foot Locker,… …   Wikipedia

  • Woolworth — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Franklin Winfield Woolworth (1852–1919), Gründer der amerikanischen Kaufhaus und Supermarktkette Woolworth Woolworth, Woolworths oder Woolworth’s bezeichnet: die originale F.W. Woolworth Company von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Woolworth — s Woolworth s Création 1878 Disparition 1997 (Quand le nom changea en Foot Lo …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Woolworth —   [ wʊlwəːθ], eigentlich F. W. Woolworth Co., amerikanisches Einzelhandelsunternehmen, gegründet 1879 von Frank W. Woolworth (* 1852, ✝ 1919) in Utica (N. Y.) als Geschäft, das nur Waren zu 5 Cent führte (»Einpreisgeschäfte«); Sitz: New York. Die …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Woolworth — Building at 233 Broadway in New York City; chain of stores once called 5 and 10 or five and dime …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Woolworth — [wool′wərth] F(rank) W(infield) 1852 1919; U.S. merchant …   English World dictionary

  • Woolworth Co. — U.S. merchandising company. F.W. Woolworth (1852–1919) founded his first five and ten cent store in 1879. By 1904 there were 120 stores in 21 states. The company s New York headquarters, the Woolworth building (1913), was once the world s tallest …   Universalium

  • Woolworth's —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Woolworths. Woolworth s Création 1878 Disparition 1997 (Quand le nom changea en Foot Locker) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Woolworth’s — (BrE also (infml Woollie’s) a chain of large shops in Britain and other countries, selling a wide variety of goods at low prices. It has branches in many British towns and cities and for many years was Britain’s leading chain of retail shops. The …   Universalium

  • Woolworth — noun United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852 1919) • Syn: ↑Frank Winfield Woolworth • Instance Hypernyms: ↑businessman, ↑man of affairs …   Useful english dictionary

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