F. W. Woolworth Company (USA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/F._W._Woolworth_Company_(USA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:company
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1997
gptkbp:defunct	yes
gptkbp:famousFor	lunch counters civil rights sit-ins (notably Greensboro, 1960)
gptkbp:famousLandmark	gptkb:Woolworth_Building
gptkbp:format	gptkb:shopping_mall lunch counter five-and-dime
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Frank_Winfield_Woolworth
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:Utica,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:foundedYear	1879
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	F. W. Woolworth Company (USA)
gptkbp:industry	gptkb:shopping_mall retail
gptkbp:legacy	Foot Locker Inc. Woolworths Group (UK, Australia, South Africa, unrelated companies)
gptkbp:logo	red and gold script
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Foot_Locker gptkb:Kinney_Shoe_Corporation
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:Robert_Wood_Johnson_II gptkb:Sumner_Redstone gptkb:Charles_Woolworth
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Greensboro_sit-ins
gptkbp:notableFor	pioneering the five-and-dime store concept large chain of discount stores
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 100,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:operatedInCountries	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:Germany gptkb:Mexico gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:originalStoreType	five-and-dime
gptkbp:stockExchange	gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol	Z
gptkbp:storeCountAtPeak	over 5,000
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Foot_Locker
gptkbp:website	no longer active
gptkbp:Woolworth_BuildingArchitect	gptkb:Cass_Gilbert
gptkbp:Woolworth_BuildingCompleted	1913
gptkbp:Woolworth_BuildingHeight	792 feet
gptkbp:Woolworth_BuildingLocation	gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:Woolworth_BuildingNotableFor	was the tallest building in the world (1913–1930)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Woolworths_Holdings
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7