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Woolco grew rapidly after its first store opened in Columbus, Ohio, in 1962, becoming a familiar discount department store name across the United States and Canada. The chain also reached the United Kingdom, giving its history an international span and several distinct endings. These golf balls bring Woolco’s retail story to the course, pairing a sporting staple with a nod to the shoppers and collectors who remember the chain. A considered choice for golf enthusiasts with an interest in department store history and Woolco nostalgia.
Woolco was a full-line discount department store chain founded by the F. W. Woolworth Company in Columbus, Ohio. Its first store opened on June 6, 1962, as the company sought to enter discount retail while maintaining its variety-store business. Woolco grew rapidly: by 1966 it had 18 U.S. stores and nine in Canada, and more than 300 locations had opened across North America by the mid-1970s. The chain also operated in the United Kingdom, where a large Bournemouth store opened in 1968. Woolco tested the Worth Mart format in the 1960s, then folded those stores into Woolco by the 1970s. Facing financial pressure, Woolworth announced in September 1982 that it would close its U.S. stores; all 336 had shut by January 1983. Canadian stores continued operating. On January 14, 1994, Woolworth sold most of its Canadian Woolco stores to Walmart as Walmart entered that market. In Britain, the stores passed from Woolworth ownership to Gateway and then Asda. Some former Canadian locations later became Zellers stores, and some subsequently passed to Target Canada.
Get your audience in the zone with these personalized golf balls. Available in budget-friendly six packs, these golf balls are made with 100% surlyn. Your artwork, photos, or names go on all six balls, in vivid detail and color.
Woolco Golf Balls
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Woolco grew rapidly after its first store opened in Columbus, Ohio, in 1962, becoming a familiar discount department store name across the United States and Canada. The chain also reached the United Kingdom, giving its history an international span and several distinct endings. These golf balls bring Woolco’s retail story to the course, pairing a sporting staple with a nod to the shoppers and collectors who remember the chain. A considered choice for golf enthusiasts with an interest in department store history and Woolco nostalgia.
Woolco was a full-line discount department store chain founded by the F. W. Woolworth Company in Columbus, Ohio. Its first store opened on June 6, 1962, as the company sought to enter discount retail while maintaining its variety-store business. Woolco grew rapidly: by 1966 it had 18 U.S. stores and nine in Canada, and more than 300 locations had opened across North America by the mid-1970s. The chain also operated in the United Kingdom, where a large Bournemouth store opened in 1968. Woolco tested the Worth Mart format in the 1960s, then folded those stores into Woolco by the 1970s. Facing financial pressure, Woolworth announced in September 1982 that it would close its U.S. stores; all 336 had shut by January 1983. Canadian stores continued operating. On January 14, 1994, Woolworth sold most of its Canadian Woolco stores to Walmart as Walmart entered that market. In Britain, the stores passed from Woolworth ownership to Gateway and then Asda. Some former Canadian locations later became Zellers stores, and some subsequently passed to Target Canada.
Get your audience in the zone with these personalized golf balls. Available in budget-friendly six packs, these golf balls are made with 100% surlyn. Your artwork, photos, or names go on all six balls, in vivid detail and color.
.: Material: Suryln cover + rubber/hard plastic core
.: One size: 1.68" (4.3cm)
.: A pack of 6 golf balls
.: One design for the whole set