Woolworth Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:F._W._Woolworth_Company
gptkbp:category defunct companies of the United States
retail companies established in 1879
retail companies disestablished in 1997
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1997
gptkbp:famousFor five-and-dime stores
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Frank_Winfield_Woolworth
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Utica,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:foundedYear 1879
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Woolworth Company
gptkbp:industry retail
gptkbp:legacy Foot Locker, Inc. continues as successor
influenced modern retailing
inspired other five-and-dime chains
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Foot_Locker,_Inc.
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Woolworth_Building
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Greensboro_sit-ins
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Charles_Sumner_Woolworth
gptkb:Norman_Keith_Collins
gptkb:Byron_Miller
gptkb:Fred_Moore_Woolworth
gptkb:Samuel_H._Knox
gptkb:William_Lawrence_Stephenson
gptkb:Frank_Winfield_Woolworth
gptkb:Seymour_H._Knox_I
gptkbp:notableProduct variety store goods
gptkbp:numberOfLocations gptkb:Woolworth_Building,_New_York_City
Berlin, Germany store
Cape Town, South Africa store
Greensboro, North Carolina store
Liverpool, England store
Mexico City, Mexico store
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol Z
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Foot_Locker,_Inc.
gptkbp:type gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lehman_Brothers_(former)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6