Woolworth, FW - Woolworth

Japanese: ウールワース,F.W. - うーるわーす
Woolworth, FW - Woolworth

…Headquarters: New York. Woolworth was founded in 1879 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919) as a 5-cent and 10-cent store. In 1912, he consolidated his stores, which had grown to hundreds, to form the Woolworth Company, and in 1913 built his headquarters in New York (then the tallest building in the world). …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Woolworths, FW" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…本社ニューヨーク。ウールワースFrank Winfield Woolworth(1852‐1919)によって1879年,5セントおよび10セント・ストアとして,ペンシルベニア州ランカスターで創業された。1912年数百に増加した店舗を統合してウールワース社を設立,13年ニューヨークに本社ビル(当時,世界で最も高い建物)を建てた。…

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