Where is woolworths?
–Fate Name changed in 1997 to Venator Group, and in 2001 to Foot Locker, Inc. Founded 1878 Defunct 1997 (when firm name changed) Headquarters New York, NY, USA Industry Retail Products Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, consumer electronics and housewares Subsidiaries Woolco (defunct 1982 in the U.S., Canadian stores sold to Wal-Mart in 1994) Woolworths Group plc (separate 1982) Woolworth GmbH (separate 1998) Kinney Shoe Company (acquired 1963), now Foot Locker (successor) —————————————-… The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth’s) was a retail company that was one of the original American five-and-dime stores. The first Woolworth’s store was founded, with a loan of $300, in 1878 by Frank Winfield Woolworth. Despite growing to be one of the largest retail chains in the world through most of the 20th century, increased competition led to its decline beginning in the 1980s. In 1997, F. W. Woolworth Company conve
