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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.
10 buildings sustained major damage or partially collapsed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and 10 others were destroyed, 2 of which were demolished due to heavy damage. [1] Several other buildings sustained varying levels of damage, including every building in the World Financial Center and most of the buildings on Vesey Street .
Gwangju building collapse: Gwangju, South Korea: Collapsed onto a bus during demolition 9 dead, 8 injured [58] 2021 Antwerp building collapse: Jos Smolderenstraat, Antwerp, Belgium Primary school under construction 5 dead, 20 injured [59] 2021 Destruction of the al-Jalaa Building: Gaza City: Building 0 casualties, building destroyed 2021
Life without Woolworths was unthinkable and yet, in the blink of an eye, it was all too real. A hundred years after the first UK shop opened in Liverpool, all 807 branches closed up for good in ...
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Woolco was an American-based discount retail chain. It was founded in 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, by the F. W. Woolworth Company.It was a full-line discount department store unlike the five-and-dime Woolworth stores which operated at the time.
A crowd fills the seats during a strike inside of the F. W. Woolworth Co. at 1261 Woodward in Detroit, during a strike on March 2, 1937.
October 2 – Star City fire. A fire at the Star City amusement park in Pasay, Philippines. [304] October 22 – New Zealand International Convention Centre fire. A fire in the roof of an under-construction building led to disruption in Auckland's central business district for three days. [305] The fire was left to burn itself out, four were ...