The end of an era
Nov 27th 2008, 12:17 am
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Flaky Red-headed Goodness
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The end of an era
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7751064.stm
I confess I haven't actually bought anything in our local Woolies for ages - popped in the other week to try to get black buttons, came out empty handed. It's still a shame though.
I confess I haven't actually bought anything in our local Woolies for ages - popped in the other week to try to get black buttons, came out empty handed. It's still a shame though.
Nov 27th 2008, 12:45 am
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Re: The end of an era
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Nov 27th 2008, 7:59 am
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Re: The end of an era
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7751064.stm
I confess I haven't actually bought anything in our local Woolies for ages - popped in the other week to try to get black buttons, came out empty handed. It's still a shame though.
I confess I haven't actually bought anything in our local Woolies for ages - popped in the other week to try to get black buttons, came out empty handed. It's still a shame though.
Got me to thinking -- and then doing some Google. I remember as a kid going to the local "Five and Ten" for "dry goods". FW Woolworths was founded in the 1880's in Pennsylvania and the UK branck in 1909. The UK branch was spun off in 1982. The US general merchandise stores disappeared in the US nearly 15 years ago. Its Kinney Shoes subsidiary long before that. The Kinney stores often were stand alone buildings with a particular architecture -- there is one not too far from my house which is divided into three shops these days.
I had no idea that the Foot Locker chain is what remains of FW Woolworths.
