Woolco

For the database of individual Woolco locations, see the data table for Infobox Woolco.

Woolco was a chain of discount department stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Part of the F.W. Woolworth Company, the chain operated from 1962 to 1994.

Store history

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Total store locations, 1962-1994

Date	Total	United States	Canada	Canadian catalogue stores	Great Britain
12/31/1962	7	3	4
12/31/1963	10	6	4
12/31/1964	16	9	7
12/31/1965	27	18	9
12/31/1966	52	35	17		0
12/31/1967	68	45	22		1
12/31/1968	95	65	27		3
12/31/1969	128	92	33		3
12/31/1970	164	119	41		4
12/31/1971	197	150	47		5
12/31/1972	239	183	56	0	6
1/31/1974	294	216	67	11	7
1/31/1975	328	242	72	14	9
1/31/1976	346	253	79	14	11
1/31/1977	359	259	90	14	14
1/31/1978	383	274	93	14	13
1/31/1979	404	294	100	10	13
1/31/1980	426	312	105	9	13
1/31/1981	464	337	113	14	12
1/31/1982	455	349	119	20	12
1/31/1983	120	0	120	0
1/31/1984	121		121
1/31/1985	120		120
1/31/1986	120		120
1/31/1987	119		119		0
1/31/1988	120		120
1/31/1989	120		120
1/31/1990	146		146
1/31/1991	147		147
1/31/1992	148		148
1/31/1993	149		149
1/31/1994	122		122
1/31/1995	0		0