Like many public spaces in the mid-1900s, some lunch counters were subject to Jim Crow laws, and thereby inadvertent ...

F.W. Woolworth Co. is ”more optimistic than ever” about profits for the fiscal first quarter ending May 2, Chairman Harold Sells told New York analysts. The company expects a 6 percent to 7 ...

The property of the Woolworth stores is the envy of most business executives of the country. The stock of the company rises continually, during depressions and booms alike. The directors have now ...

F.W. Woolworth Co. said it plans to add 548 units to its 28 specialty store chains by year-end, devoting more than half its $200 million in capital outlays to its specialty businesses. Nearly 300 ...

Remember five-and-dime stores? Ever want to own one? The former F.W. Woolworth Co. store on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles will be sold at auction on March 10. Bidding will start at $4 million ...

The directors of the F. W. Woolworth Co. have recommended to the stockholders of the Company a “split up” of the Company’s present common stock, four new shares for one old share.

With this selection, we think we've found it. Here, we present nine Herald News photos taken at the opening of the F.W. Woolworth Co. store in Fall River in 1955. Much of the information for ...

Tales of F.W. Woolworth: Do you have memories of the classic downtown "five and dime" at Fayette and South Salina streets, in Syracuse? If so, share them with Sean Kirst by emailing him at skirst@ ...

When its first lunch counter opened in New Albany, Indiana, around 1923, the F.W. Woolworth Company was already known for innovation. Founded by Frank Winfield Woolworth in New York in 1879 ...