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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.
This is a list of former 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.
Apr 20, 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.
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.
Jun 23, 2009 · The First Woolco Stores. Within a five-month span in 1962, the modern discount store industry was born. In March, S.S. Kresge Co. opened the first Kmart store in Garden City, Michigan. In May, the first Target store was opened in Roseville, Minnesota by the Dayton Company, an old-line Minneapolis department store firm.
Sep 15, 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.
Nov 28, 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 ...
