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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. At its peak, Woolco had hundreds of stores in the US, as well as in Canada and the United Kingdom.
This is a list of former American Woolco locations. Woolco was the discount chain of the F.W. Woolworth department store. For the source of much of this information and more, see the Woolco latest spreadsheet. For the Canadian list, see here: Woolco/Locations (Canada) Bessemer - 520 West Town...
20 Apr 2008 · Woolco was a discount retail chain that operated in Canada and the US from the 1960s to the 1990s. Learn about its rise and fall, its customer-focused approach, and its impact on the retail industry.
28 Nov 2021 · Woolco was an American-based discount retail chain. It was founded in 1962 in the city of Columbus, Ohio, by the F. W. Woolworth Company. It was a full-line discount department store unlike the...
15 Sep 2015 · Woolco opened in 1965 and offered a variety of products, events and promotions to customers and employees. It was a popular and friendly place to shop and work, but it shut down after 17 years due to competition and changes in the industry.
While it was a success in Canada, the Woolco chain closed in the United States in 1983. Europe's largest F. W. Woolworth store, in Manchester , England (one of two in the city centre), suffered a fire in May 1979.
4 Ogo 2024 · 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.
