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Divisions and namesakes of the American F. W. Woolworth Company, and divisions of Woolworths Group (Australia).. Similar namesake companies in South Africa and Australia were legally named after the Woolworth company as permitted by the trademark laws of the period, but never had any financial connection to the original F. W. Woolworth Company.
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 original Littlewoods brand was a shopping catalogue and retail business headquartered in Liverpool, and was bought by the Barclay brothers in 2002. [1] In 2009, Littlewoods Direct was rebranded as Very.co.uk, shifting its focus to online retailing and a younger market. [2] [3] The website launched officially in July 2009.
Woolworths Food Company, or Woolworths FoodCo, is the division responsible for developing new product categories, improving fresh meat supply and processing facilities, and developing strategic sourcing relationships with Woolworths’ primary industry partners. [15] It produces the Woolworths 'Woolworths Own and Exclusive' Private label products.
The Woolworths store chain was originally a division of the American F. W. Woolworth Company until its sale in the early 1980s, [2] [3] it had more than 800 stores in the UK prior to closure. Woolworths sold many goods and had its own Ladybird children's clothing range, [4] WorthIt! value range and Chad Valley toys. [5]
The company is a division of the Woolworths Group and as of 2024 operated 179 stores, [1] with around 18,000 employees across mainland Australia and Tasmania. Big W stocks clothing, health and beauty, garden, manchester, kitchenware, toys, pet items, office items, books, televisions, gaming consoles, video games, some furniture items, snack ...
A year earlier in September 2008, a Consumer magazine survey placed Countdown second in Auckland, with a basket of 15 private label items costing $38.24, $0.91 higher than fellow Progressive Enterprises' brand Woolworths (the Woolworths stores in question have since been rebrand as Countdown), and $1.87 lower than third-place Pak'n Save.
Woolworths Supermarkets (colloquially known as "Woolies") is an Australian chain of supermarkets and grocery stores owned by Woolworths Group.Founded in 1924, Woolworths is currently Australia's largest supermarket chain with a market share of 32.5% as of 2023.