COMPANY

Founded in 1879 by F. W. Woolworth, incorporated in 1911. In addition to its flagship department stores, it opened specialty shops -- AfterThoughts, Kinney Shoe, Northern Reflections, San Francisco Music Box Company, Best of Times, and Foot Locker. In 1997, Woolworth renamed itself Venator, and in 2001, Venator rebranded itself as its most successful subsidiary, Foot Locker.

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
F. W. Woolworth	Business	13-Apr-1852	8-Apr-1919	Five and dime magnate

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
J. Carter Bacot	Business	7-Feb-1933	7-Apr-2005	CEO of the Bank of New York, 1982-98
Purdy Crawford	Business	1931		CEO of Imasco Limited, 1985-95
Philip H. Geier, Jr.	Business	22-Feb-1935		CEO of Interpublic Group, 1980-2000
Jarobin Gilbert, Jr.	Business	c. 1946		Former NBC executive
George H. Lesch	Business	10-Oct-1909	1994	CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, 1960-71
James E. Preston	Business	1933		CEO of Avon, 1988-98
Christopher A. Sinclair	Business	5-Sep-1950		Former Pepsi executive

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