Woolworth

American

[wool-wurth] / ˈwʊlˌwɜrθ /

noun

Frank Winfield 1852–1919, U.S. merchant.

Woolworth British

/ ˈwʊlwəθ /

noun

Frank Winfield (ˈwɪnˌfiːld). 1852–1919, US merchant; founder of an international chain of department stores selling inexpensive goods

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Woolworths said that it had revised its scripting in light of the complaints, adding that most of the feedback on Olive's "personality" had been "very positive".

From BBC

Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has been forced to rein in an AI-powered customer service assistant after users reported it had been rambling about its mother.

From Barron's

This started to change in the 1980s, when more people owned their homes and retailers like Woolworths and BHS started selling a wider choice of decorations, Lucy says.

From BBC

Woolworths had just disappeared, giving rivals, such as Poundland, the chance to fill the gaps, taking advantage of cheap rents.

From BBC

Once, she told me that she wanted to participate in a sit-in at the lunch counter of the Woolworth’s, a retail department store chain, on Main Street in Hampton.

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