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Woolworth

['wulwә:θ]
伍尔沃斯(姓氏)

woolworth

[ noun ]
United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919)
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Woolworth went up 3/4 to 62 1/4.
In 1879, Frank Winfield Woolworth opened a 5-cent store in Utica, N.Y.
Robert Giroux, manager of the downtown store who refused to comment on Scondras' complaints, said several other Woolworth's stores sell firearms.
F.W. Woolworth lost 1 3/8 to 57 3/4; its April sales fell 1.1%.
K mart shares closed yesterday at $61.50, off 25 cents, and Woolworth at $46.50, off 75 cents, both in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.
He expects Woolworth to earn about $5.60 a share in 1990.
At $225 million, up 11% from a year earlier, capital spending for the current fiscal year will be a record and reflects the emphasis on specialty retailing, which Woolworth began aggressively entering five years ago.
Woolworth operates more than 5,100 specialty stores world-wide.
Woolworth was profitable in the UK for decades before its retailing formula became outdated, and the company is still in overseas markets as a speciality retailer with its Foot Locker sports shoe chain.
Woolworth Corp., the retailer that has done business in West Berlin for 65 years, said the flow of thousands of East Berliners across the border this week already had boosted sales of its West German operations.
In fiscal 1987, Woolworth's net income rose 21% to $214 million, or $3.25 a share, on a 9.1% increase in sales to $6.5 billion.
"Sales were sluggish in the first few days directly following the war basically because people were attached to their televisions," said W. Barry Thomson, vice president, public affairs, at Woolworth Corp.
Woolworth is believed to be a possible takeover target for Dart Group Corp., which recently asked for federal permission to acquire up to 15 percent of Woolworth stock.
Woolworth is believed to be a possible takeover target for Dart Group Corp., which recently asked for federal permission to acquire up to 15 percent of Woolworth stock.
Prudential Securities cut its rating on the stock to "sell" from "buy." Woolworth rallied 2 3/8 to 31 3/8.
"Woolworth restructured before it became a buzzword," Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Harold E. Sells says.
Woolworth reported strength at its Foot Locker and Lady Foot Locker athletic shoe units, its Richman Brothers men's clothing unit and in sales of children's clothing through its Woolworth and Little Folk stores.
Woolworth reported strength at its Foot Locker and Lady Foot Locker athletic shoe units, its Richman Brothers men's clothing unit and in sales of children's clothing through its Woolworth and Little Folk stores.
Hit by growing losses, the company was forced to cut its quarterly dividend from 29 cents to 15 cents in July. Woolworth said Mr Lavin's departure was due to differences with the board over the future direction of the company.
But don't look for Woolworth to go after any department stores currently on the block, such as the upscale Saks or Marshall Fields.
But although sales were strong for many, including F.W. Woolworth Co. with a 29 percent jump over March 1987, there were some exceptions.
Dixons Group PLC, one of Saatchi's biggest British clients, asked a court to stop DFS Dorland Ltd., a Saatchi unit, from taking a new assignment from Woolworth Holdings PLC.
And Woolworth Corp., which owns the Foot Locker athletic shoe chain, had a 3.3% drop in same-store sales.
Woolworth said the acquisition, which includes 52 stores, is expected to be approved within 60 days by the West German Federal Cartels Office.
Sells, an Arkansas native who began his retailing career in 1945 at the Kinney Shoe Corp., which Woolworth acquired in 1963, said the company tries to cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit.
Woolworth Corp. said Wednesday its third-quarter earnings rose 14 percent and Toys R Us Inc. reported its profits were flat as both retailers were adversely affected by the slowdown in consumer spending.
In the fiscal year ended last January, Woolworth's cash capital expenditures were $202 million.
Woolworth said its operations in the fourth quarter were hit by disappointing sales and heavy promotional activity. Full-year turnover fell to Dollars 9.62bn from Dollars 9.96bn.
Losses per share rose to 32 cents from 8 cents and, as announced last month, the dividend has been slashed to 15 cents from 29 cents. Last year, Woolworth embarked on a restructuring to improve its poor financial performance.
F.W. Woolworth Co.'s earnings continued strong and outpaced Wall Street estimates, as fiscal first-quarter net income rose 21% and sales climbed 12%.

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