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North America Five and dime - 1878–1997 Main subject of this list Afterthoughts: North America Accessories: Division c. 1970s–1999 Sold to Claire's and rebranded as Icing chain The Bargain! Shop: North America Discount store: Spin-off 1991–Present Sold in 1999 Best of Times North America Watch store Division 1990s All stores closed 1998 ...
Renaud-Bray the largest chain of French-language bookstores in North America, and the second largest bookstore chain in Canada, after Chapters/Indigo. Defunct book stores: Aqua Books — former independent bookstore in Winnipeg, Manitoba; The Book Room — in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the time of its closing in 2008, it was the oldest bookstore ...
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.
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 ...
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.
Superstore marks the return of Loblaw's superstore format in the Greater Toronto Area after the unsuccessful launch of the SuperCentre format in the 1980s and 1990s. In the early 21st century, Loblaw brought the Superstore banner to Ontario as a response to the introduction of large grocery sections in most Canadian Wal-Mart stores and other ...
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.
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.