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gptkbp:instanceOf
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retail company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:Woolworths_Holdings_Limited
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gptkbp:competesIn
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gptkb:Wal-Mart
gptkb:Kmart
Target
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gptkbp:discontinued
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1997
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gptkbp:employs
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thousands of people
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Utica,_New_York
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gptkbp:expansion
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over 1,000 stores
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gptkbp:founded
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1879
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Frank_Winfield_Woolworth
discount retailing
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gptkbp:has_a
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'The Five and Ten Cent Store'
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gptkbp:headquarteredIn
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New_York_City_until_1997
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_York_City
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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F.W. Woolworth Company
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gptkbp:impact
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American_culture
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gptkbp:influenced
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retail industry
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gptkbp:introduced
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self-service shopping
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gptkbp:is_essential_for
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gptkb:the_Great_Depression
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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soda fountains
lunch counters
low-priced goods
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gptkbp:notableFor
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five-and-dime stores
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gptkbp:opened
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most stores by 1997
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gptkbp:operates
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gptkb:Woolworth's_stores
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Woolworth_Corporation
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Foot_Locker,_Inc.
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gptkbp:type
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variety store
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