F. W. Woolworth Company

Started as a nickel and dime store in Utica, New York

and then in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Woolworth Syndicate agreed to incorporate 6 chains of stores under F. W. Woolworth Company

-596 stores merged under then name in 1912

Expanded internationally

Changed name in 1997 after they failed to Venator Group

Changed name to Foot Locker, Inc. in 2001