Welcome Woolworth history, Woolworths shops, history of retailing, Frank W. Woolworth, 20th Century High Street shopping, Main Street shops, Threepenny and Sixpenny Stores,British Retail History,Woolies,Wonder of Woolworth, Irish Shopping, British Shopping, Scottish Shopping, Welsh Shopping, Woolworths Group PLC, Entertainment UK, British Social History, the Woolworth Building, Nothing over Sixpence, Five-and-Ten,5¢&10¢ stores, dimestores A complete history of F.W. Woolworth in the UK and North America, in words, pictures and music. The chain once had 3,000 stores and dominated shopping.