Woolworths

American F.W. Woolworth Company and related businesses

• F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores.
• * F. W. Woolworth Ireland, retail chain, that operated in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from 1914 till 1984.
• * Foot Locker, successor to the original F.W. Woolworth Company.
• * Woolworths Group, former operator of the Woolworths chain of shops in the UK (originally part of the F.W. Woolworth company, but separate since 1982); ceased trading and liquidated in early 2009
• ** Woolworths.co.uk, an online retail company owned by Shop Direct Group, which bought the brand during the liquidation of Woolworths Group in 2009.
• * Woolworth GmbH, the owner of the Woolworths chain of high street shops in Germany and Austria (originally part of the F.W. Woolworth company, but separate since 1998).
• * Woolworths (Cyprus), originally part of F.W. Woolworth, sold off in 1985 and subsequently split (no longer retailing under Woolworths name).
• * Woolworth Mexicana, originally part of F.W. Woolworth, operates a chain of small variety stores in Mexico, sold in December 1997 to Control Dinamico S.A. by Foot Locker Inc.

Australian Woolworths Limited and related businesses

• Woolworths Limited, the largest retail company in Australia and New Zealand. Although named after the F.W. Woolworth brand, it has no relation
• * Woolworths (supermarket), a chain of supermarkets in Australia owned by Woolworths Limited
• * Woolworths Supermarkets (New Zealand), a New Zealand chain of supermarkets operating under a fascia, originally spun off from the Australian Woolworths Limited, and now again under ownership of Woolworths Limited, it has no other connection with its U.S. namesake