Woolworths (United Kingdom)

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Woolworths was a high-street variety retail chain, founded in 1909 by Frank Winfield Woolworth as the British division of the American F.W. Woolworth Company. In the 1920s and 1930s, Woolworth had engaged in rapid nationwide expansion, becoming one of the country's largest retailers. It also operated Woolworth divisions internationally, such as in Ireland. In the 1960s, the retailer introduced its Woolco hypermarket stores. In 1982, Woolworth separated from its American parent when it was purchased by Paternoster Stores Ltd, which would become Kingfisher plc. The sale included B&Q which Woolworth had previously acquired. In 1984, Woolworth became Woolworths. In June 2001, Woolworths split from Kingfisher plc and became Woolworths Group PLC, including MVC, VCI Group (later known as 2Entertain), Entertainment UK, Streets Online, Chad Valley and Ladybird. The Woolworths Group later included Total Home Entertainment and Bertrams. On 26 November 2008, the Woolworths and Entertainment UK subsidiaries...

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