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The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store.It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
The collapse of Woolworths was a symbol of the credit crunch and financial turmoil in the United Kingdom at the end of 2008. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In February 2009, Shop Direct Group (later known as The Very Group) purchased the Woolworths brand and website, which continued as an online-only business, until its closure in June 2015 when it was merged ...
Formerly Bristol & West Building, renovated 2008 10= Stafford Yard 59 16 2023 Residential Bedminster: 11= Premier Inn Bristol City Centre 60 18 1972 Hotel Bear Pit: Formerly Avon House. Under approved plans, this building is currently being demolished and will be replaced by two new buildings, named St James House. 11= St. Nicholas' Church [9 ...
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Bristol city centre is the commercial, cultural and business centre of Bristol, England.It is the area north of the New Cut of the River Avon, bounded by Clifton Wood and Clifton to the north-west, Kingsdown and Cotham to the north, and St Pauls, Lawrence Hill and St Phillip's Marsh to the east.
[9] [10] The final Woolco store to have a grand opening in the U.S. was the September 29, 1982, launch of the Luling, Louisiana at St. Charles Plaza, store which was five days after the chain's announcement of closing all stores. [11] By January 1983, all 336 stores were shuttered.
The Galleries (formerly The Mall Bristol, but originally opened in 1991 as The Galleries Shopping Centre) is a shopping mall situated in the Broadmead shopping centre in Bristol city centre, England. Functioning as one of the city's retail malls, it is a three-Storey building, which spans over Fairfax Street.
The former Bristol and West Building on Marsh Street/St Augustine's Parade, Bristol and facing onto The Centre, was built in 1967 by Alec French and partners. [1] Rising 61 metres with 17 stories, the building was formerly used as the headquarters of the Bristol and West until early 2006. It was clad in granite-chipped pre-cast concrete.