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The Jamieson Building (also known as the Woolworth building) was built in 1895 at the north-west corner of Queen Street West and Yonge Street in downtown Toronto. It is adjacent to the Toronto Eaton Centre. A distinctive feature of the building is the curved façade at its corner.
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.
In the UK, Woolworths' then-parent company Kingfisher plc attempted to revive the style of Woolco with the Big W chain in 1999, which was successful but suffered when Woolworths split into its own company in 2001, and in 2004, Woolworths Group PLC scrapped the Big W chain and sold some of the stores to supermarket chains Asda and Tesco ...
At the time of its closing in 2008, it was the oldest bookstore in Canada. Highway Book Shop — near Cobalt, Ontario; Hyman's Book and Art Shoppe — an independent Jewish bookstore in Toronto, Ontario; Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse — former political bookstore and vegan café in Winnipeg; This Ain't the Rosedale Library — in Toronto
Individually notable buildings by state and city Building Image Location Built Note Hanniger-Johnson Building Bisbee, Arizona: 1907 Not built for Woolworth, but best known as the local outlet of the retailer.
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 transaction was met with strong opposition from the New York-based F. W. Woolworth Company (owner of the Woolco stores in Canada) which also wanted to purchase the chain. [ 5 ] In April 1991, 47 of the Towers/Bonimart stores were rebranded with the Zellers banner.
The Colgate-Palmolive Company, commonly known as Colgate-Palmolive, is an American multinational consumer products company headquartered on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company specializes in the production, distribution, and provision of household, health care, personal care, and veterinary products.