Definition
A variety store that sells general merchandise at low prices; named after F.W. Woolworth who pioneered the five-and-ten-cent store concept in late 19th-century America.
Etymology
A proper noun from the surname of merchant Frank Winfield Woolworth, whose 1879 store revolutionized retail. The name became so iconic it was used generically for discount variety stores, a pattern called eponym.
Kelly Says
Woolworth's five-and-ten-cent stores were revolutionary—they displayed items openly so customers could browse freely rather than asking clerks, and they focused on high volume and low margins, literally inventing the modern discount retail model that Walmart and Target still follow today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Woolworth
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ARالعربية
وولworths
wool-worths
BNবাংলা
Woolworth
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CACatalà
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CSČeština
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DADansk
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DEDeutsch
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ELΕλληνικά
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ESEspañol
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FISuomi
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FRFrançais
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GUGU
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HAHA
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HEעברית
וולוורת'
wool-worth
HIहिन्दी
वूलवर्थ
wool-worth
HUMagyar
Woolworth
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IDBahasa Indonesia
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IGIG
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ITItaliano
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KKKK
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KMKM
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MRMR
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MSBahasa Melayu
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MYမြန်မာ
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NLNederlands
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NONorsk
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PAPA
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PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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RUРусский
Уулворт
Uul-wort
SVSvenska
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SWKiswahili
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TAதமிழ்
வூல்வொர்த்
wool-worth
TEతెలుగు
వూల్వర్త్
wool-worth
THไทย
วูลเวิร์ธ
wool-werth
TLTL
Woolworth
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TRTürkçe
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UKУкраїнська
Вулворт
Vul-wort
VITiếng Việt
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YOYO
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ZUZU
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