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gptkbp:website no longer active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