The History of Woolworth - The Rise and Decline of the F.W. Woolworth Company

Featuring photographs of Woolworth's worldwide, this history focuses mainly on the United States side of Woolworth. Frank Winfield Woolworth was born in 1852 and opened his first retail establishment in 1879. Known as the architect of the Five and Dime, Woolworth struggled until finding his niche in the retail market. Becoming successful and even building the largest building in the world in 1913, the Woolworth Building in New York, his company flourished after his death in 1919. Woolworth expanded to different specialized stores and at one time had over 8,000 stores but today, zero remain. Woolworth is still alive in history due to the acquisition of Foot Locker in the 1970s but the original Woolworth declared bankruptcy in 1997 and all stores shut down. I hope you enjoy the video and photography collection and narrative from the beginning of Woolworth until the end. #retailrewind
Correction: I realize Utica, New York was pronounced incorrectly. Having never been there, I watched a couple of videos on the town and still it was wrong. Sorry for the error.
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