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Kresge, S.S., 47, 51, 111 Operation Focus, 135-9 Sullivan, John L, 129, 131 Ladybird, 69, 139, 141, 183 (see also Otis, Emma, 11 139, 141, 143, 145, 149 Clothing) Owen, Owen, 37 Swindon Distribution Site, 119 2|Entertain, 157, 161, 169, 173 Cartoons, 58, 72, 73, 78, 88-9, 149 Footlocker, 40-1, 121, 133, 141 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, 16, 17, Oxford (Store 189 in Cornmarket), 99, 101 , 111, 129, 157 Administrators 175-183 Gallanders, Reg 83. 189 18, 19, 25, 185 Page, Tony, 159, 177, 185 Thatcher, Baroness Margaret, 139 Advertising, 33, 51, 76-7, 122-3, Warehouse, 112-3, 118-9 General store formats 135-6, 138-9, Leeds (Briggate, Store No. 5), 37 Parson, Hubert T., 24, 55, 67, 69 The Bargain! Shop (Canada), 185 126-8, 130, 153, 160-1 CataloguesCastleton Accounting and Mail Order, Office 81, and 120-1 142-3, 153 Leicester and Oadby Leicester (Store Pasold, Eric, 69 (see also Ladybird) Three-day week, 119 Air Ministry, 81 Chad Valley Toys, 139 Germany, Woolworths in, 79, 85, 185 No. 49 and No. 2001), 111 Thurrock Lakeside (Store 1167), 146-7 Air Raid Precautions / ARP, 79, 83 Chan, Jackie 162-3 Glasgow, Byres Road (Store 995), 186 Littlewoods, 183 Penguin Books, 73 Toogood, Martin, 141 Allen, Rod (Wonder Composer), 123 Channel Islands invasion, 85, 91 Gibbons, Ed 131 Liverpool (Store 1) 4, 22, 32, 33, 34, 35, PennyPaternoster, Bazaars, 131 31, (see 37 also Kingfisher) Times, The, 149, 173 Argos, 121, 133, 155, 183 Charlton, Earl Perry, 21, 23, 39 Good Things to Know, 82-3 62, 63, 179, 185 Pension Scheme, 61, 165, 169, 173 Timothy Whites, 121 Walmart, 133, 145, 157, 159 Christmas Decorations, 23, 26, 64-5 Great War, (WWI), 42-51 Liverpool Courier, 33 Peston, Robert (BBC City Editor), 173 Tunbridge Wells (Store 261), 74-5 Asset-based lending, 161, 167, 173, Christie, Agatha 9, 73, 181 Green Shield Stamps 121 Lumar Jigsaw Puzzles (WW II), 85 Pic’n’Mix (Candy in the USA), 27, 83, 185 Utica, New York, USA, 14-15 181 Clothing, 52-3, 69, 83, 139 Gretna Rings 60-1 Lynn, John (‘Bud’), 131 Pinner (Store 706), 117 V2 Vengeance Rocket, 86-7 B&Q, 129, 131, 143, 145 Comet, 134-5, 143, 149 Guardian, The 139 Maldon, Essex (Store 473), 68-9 Plymouth (Store 56), 87, 90-91 VAT (introduction of),113, 119 Balfour, Samuel, 29, 31 Common Market (EEC), 113, 119, H. M. King George V, 74-75 Manchester (Store 4), 37, 124-25, 133 Poirot, Hercule (Belgian Detective), 181 Vengeance Weapons (German), 86-7 Barclay, Sir David, 183 Commonwealth stores, 99, 105, 133, H. M. King George VI, 75 Mandleson (Lord Peter), 175 Pontypool (Store 130), 94-5 Venture Capitalists, 135, 157, 173 Barclay, Sir Frederick, 183 185 H. M. Queen Elizabeth II, 75, 97, 101, Marks and Spencer, 31, 37, 87, 109, Prams and Perambulators, 56-7 Virgin Retail (Zaavi), 157 Barnes, Mair, 135, 139 Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur, 181 125, 126-7 Marple, Miss Jane (Sleuth), 183 Prescott, E. Clifford (Buyer), 73 Wall Street Crash, 9, 67 Basingstoke (Store 107), 116-7 Cooperative, The, 31, 121 H.M. King Edward VIII, 75 Marylebone Road HQ, 105-7, 123, 133, Preston (Store No. 2), 36-7, 63 War bonds, selling of, 46-7 Baugur, 167 Corbett, Gerald, 149, 159, 161 Haberdashery, 44-5, 52-3, 57, 185 159, 167, 181 Price Check (Government control), 119 Wellworths (Dorchester), 185 BBC, 119, 123, 125, 131, 157, 161, Coventry (Store 123), 83 Harlow (Store 990), 114-5 Mass Production, 11, 23, 45 Priddle, R.J. (Architect), 62-3, 71 White, Arthur A., 49 173, 179 Croydon (Store 12), 37 Heath, Edward, PC MP 119 McBrier, Edwin, 21 RAF, 81 Wimbledon (Store 21), 37, 125 Beaverbrook, Lord, 81, 85 Curry’s (Dixons), 134-5, 141, 149 Heatherington, Bob, 142-3, 149 McCrory Dimestore, 25 Ramsgate (Store No. 72), 49 Beckett, John, 131 Deloitte LLP 171-183 Hilco, 175 McNulty, Rt. Hon. Tony, PC MP, 175 Restaurant and Tea Room, 33, 35, 75, 83 Worcester (Store 65), 125 Bedford (Store 184), 132-3, 156-7 Daily Mail, 31, 76-7 Holidays, 61 Merger, USA companies in 1912, 39 Robertson, Claire, 185 WolverhamptonWinfield Own Brand, (Store 108-9 186), 178-9 Bernard, Dan, 141 Daily Telegraph, 173, 177, 183 Holmes, Roger, 143, 151 Mighty Midgets WWII books, 84-5 Rodgers, Geoffrey, 128-9, 181 Woodrow Wilson (US President), 39, 47 Berridge, Reginald John, 100-1 Decimalisation, 113, 116-7 Holmes, Sherlock (Sleuth), 183 Miller, Byron De-Witt 29, 30, 33, 35, 37, Rogers, Christopher, 149, 157 Woolco, 44, 110-1, 121, 133 Bexhill-on-Sea (Store 625), Deliveries, 59, 113, 119 Hubbard, Charles H., 30-1, 33, 35 61, 67 Round, Stephen, 142-3, 149 Woolworth Building, 38-9 Back Cover Demerger, 144-5, 149 Hutton, Barbara, 47, 83 Moore, William, 13, 15, 39 Sainsbury, J., 157 Woolworth Notion Revue, 109 Big Red Book, 155, 161, 169 (see also Denempont, Louis, 37, 71, 81 Ice-cream, 85, 87 Mulcahy, Sir Geoffey, 133-5, 141, 143, Self-service roll-out, 101, 102-3, 109, 117 Woolworth Co. in Germany, 45, 79, 185 Catalogues and Mail Order) Devonport (Store 69), 87 Iceland (Retailer) 167 145, 149, 177 Share capital, 25, 31, 39, 67, 69, 131, 145, Woolworth, Charles Sumner (Sum), Big W store format, 143, 145, 149, Didcot (Self-Service Store 934), 102-3 Irish Woolworth Stores and Buying Multi-channel retailing, 154-5, 160-1, 141, 149, 164 11, 12, 13, 15, 21, 22, 23, 39, 51, 55, 93 153 Dixons (Curry’s), 134-5, 141,149 169, 183 Sherlock, L.B., (Wonder Man) 123 Binney’s Emporium, 33 Donaldson, B. C. (Construction), 71 ITV, 101, 123 Music (on sheets, records and CDs), Shop Direct Group, 182-5 17-19, 21, 23-7, 29-33, 35, 39, 43, 45, Birmingham (Store 1172 Pallasades) Dorchester (Store 403 and No. 1), 185 Jewellery, Office, 37, 27, 95, 60-1, 133 68-69 27, 63, 73, 77, 95, 97, 151, 153, 155-7 Shoppers World (Catalogue Store) 120-1, Woolworth, 47, 49-51, Frank55, 63, Winfield 109, 151, , 6, 159, 9-13, 184-5 15, 179 Dublin (Stores 31 and 76), 37, 95 Johnson, Steve, 166-175 MVC, 143, 145, 157 133 Woolworth, Fred Moore (First UK Co. MD) Bish-Jones, Trevor, 148-9, 151, 153, East Grinstead (Store 352), 178 Jones, Roger, 131, 133, 140-1, 143, New Bond, The, 71, 73, 75, 81, 87, 89 Sixpenny price limit dropped, 73, 82-3 21, 24, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 61, 151 157, 161, 165, 167 Edinburgh (Princes Street 213), 98-9 171 Bitterne (Store 1275), 170-1 Edison, Thomas (Inventor), 19, 159 New Bond Street HQ 69, 71, 73, 91 Smith, Sir Cyril PC MP, 113 Woolworth, Jennie (née Creighton), New Cross (Store 362) tragedy, 86-7, 91 Smith, W.H., 157 13, 15, 25, 29, 43, 47 Blitz,The (World War II), 83-5 European Community, 113, 119 151, 181 New Malden (Store 672), 70-1 Snow, John Ben (Buying Director), 37 Woolworths Virtual Museum, 174-5 Boots The Chemist, 121 Elastic walls concept, 154-5 KingstonKingfisher, (Store 139, 141,43), 152-3,143, 145, 176-7 149, Newport (South Wales, Store 185), 104-5 Sommers, Mike, 135 Wooly and Worth, 153, 154, 156, 160, Bournemouth (Woolco) 110, 111 Felixstowe (Store 432), Front Cover Kingswood (Store 603), 154-5 Newport Pagnell (Store 688), 71 South Shields (Store 104), 90-1 162-3 Brixton (Store No. 7/2020), 40, 41 Fiftieth birthday in UK, 100-1 Kirby, Fred Morgan, 21, 23, 39 Newton-Jones, Mark, 183 Working conditions, 57, 59, 61, 79, 81, 83 Brown, Rt. Hon. Gordon, PC MP, 81 Fine Fare, 121 Kirkwood, Robert C. ,101, 107, 109 Stephenson, William Lawrence (Founder World War I (Great War), 42-51 Buschhaus, Mark 153 Fire, 118-9, 124-25. 133 Kitchener, Field Marshal, Earl, 48-9 North, Richard, 161, 165 Spitfires and later for Chairman) the RAF, 81 30-1, 33, 35, 67, 69, World War II, 75, 78-89, 91 Byres Road Glasgow (Store 995), 186 Fleming, Keith, 142-3, 149 Knox, Seymour Horace, 12-13, 21, NorwichNix Over (StoresSix (RAF 44, Spitfires), 556, 1247), 80-1 56-7, 71, 91, 92-3, 151 WorthIt!, 158-9, 169, 185 Carrot, Jasper, 139 Flotation of British Company, 67 23, 39 90-91, 141, 153 Strand, London (Store 188), 117 Zaavi (formerly Virgin Retail), 157