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<blockquote data-quote="PaulR" data-source="post: 1025015" data-attributes="member: 176256">Obviously you're a youngster.Woolworths was founded in Pennsylvania by Frank W Woolworth.&nbsp; He opened his first shop in the UK in Liverpool and eventually the British chain was bought out from its American parent and was listed on the UK stock market.&nbsp; It was originally called FW Woolworth &amp; Co but this was streamlined to just Woolworths in later years.It was known informally as Woolies but you had to be careful as there was (possibly still is) a company of the same (or similar - Woollies?&nbsp; Woolly's?) name that sold trim and carpets for automotive purposes.<img src="http://www.woolworthsmuseum.co.uk/LiverpoolOpeningAdvert.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Woolworths_Camberwell_-_2004_-_Exterior.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="PaulR, post: 1025015, member: 176256"] Obviously you're a youngster. Woolworths was founded in Pennsylvania by Frank W Woolworth. He opened his first shop in the UK in Liverpool and eventually the British chain was bought out from its American parent and was listed on the UK stock market. It was originally called FW Woolworth & Co but this was streamlined to just Woolworths in later years. It was known informally as Woolies but you had to be careful as there was (possibly still is) a company of the same (or similar - Woollies? Woolly's?) name that sold trim and carpets for automotive purposes. [IMG]http://www.woolworthsmuseum.co.uk/LiverpoolOpeningAdvert.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Woolworths_Camberwell_-_2004_-_Exterior.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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