F. W. Woolworth Company

Summary

F. W. Woolworth Company is a public company^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,097 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• F. W. Woolworth Company is in the country of United States^[3].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's instance of is recorded as public company^[4].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's founder is recorded as Frank Winfield Woolworth^[6].
• F. W. Woolworth Company was followed by Foot Locker^[7].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[8].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Woolco^[9].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Woolworth GmbH^[10].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Woolworths Group^[11].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's Commons category is recorded as F. W. Woolworth Company^[12].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's industry is recorded as retail^[13].
• 1878 marks the founding of F. W. Woolworth Company^[14].
• F. W. Woolworth Company was dissolved in 2001^[15].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's official website is recorded as http://www.woolworth.com.mx/^[16].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:F. W. Woolworth Company^[17].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's product or material produced is recorded as clothing^[18].
• F. W. Woolworth Company's legal form is recorded as public company^[19].

Product Details

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Body

Founding

F. W. Woolworth Company's founder is recorded as Frank Winfield Woolworth^[6]. 1878 marks the founding of it^[14].

Identity

F. W. Woolworth Company was followed by Foot Locker^[7].

Operations

F. W. Woolworth Company's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[8]. Subsidiaries include Woolco^[9], a business^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 1962^[23], headquartered in Columbus^[24]; Woolworth GmbH^[10], a business^[25], in Germany^[26], founded in 1926^[27], headquartered in Frankfurt^[28]; and Woolworths Group^[11], a business^[29], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[30], founded in 1909^[31], headquartered in London^[32].

Industry

F. W. Woolworth Company's industry is recorded as retail^[13].

Ownership

F. W. Woolworth Company's product or material produced is recorded as clothing^[18].

Dissolution

F. W. Woolworth Company was dissolved in 2001^[15].

Why It Matters

F. W. Woolworth Company ranks in the top 3% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,097 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]