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Rockmans – Women's clothing retailer acquired by the group in 1960 and was a major operating division until its sale in 2000 to Consolidated Press Holdings. Woolworths Plus Petrol – The original name of the petrol sites owned by Woolworths before the joint venture with Caltex.
A real estate listing shows the family-owned fine dining restaurant at 1320 Newport Road in West Bristol, with its bar, lounge area, dining room and banquet halls, is currently on the market with ...
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 first formal site for businessmen to meet in Bristol was the Tolzey in 1614 which was built onto the south wall of All Saints' Church. [3] The Exchange was built in 1743, originally for use by all commercial businesses in Bristol but once the Commercial Rooms opened in 1808 the Exchange became the headquarters of the corn trade.
Big W (later named Woolworths Big W) was a British retail chain owned by the Kingfisher Group (later Woolworths Group PLC) in the United Kingdom, which operated between 1998 and 2004. Big W stores were large format out-of-town megastores that featured products from all of Kingfisher's main retail chains at the time, consisting of Comet , B&Q ...
The Woolworths 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 shops 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 pub dates from about 1775, an entry appearing in Sketchley's Bristol Directory of that year, for Lewis Jenkins, victualler, Lodging & Board, 'Duke of Cumberland', 44 King Street, and is a grade II listed building. [2] [3] The pub's heritage lies with traditional, New Orleans inspired jazz.
The King William Ale House is owned and operated by Samuel Smith Old Brewery. It has two entrances, one on King Street, the other on Little King Street. Inside there is a stone fireplace and a number of seating booths. The pub also has sufficient space for pool tables. The draught ales are kept in kegs rather than casks. [4]