Woolworths, or Woolies as most people affectionately called it, was something different to everyone that shopped there.
The US-founded 'penny and sixpence' shopping institution was the must-visit Saturday store with plentiful counters that sold everything from food and drink, household goods, and toys, to the latest chart releases, clothes, DIY equipment and children's sweets. Glasgow had numerous stores down the decades, with the very first Woolies opening on Union Street way back in 1914.
Its popularity was instant, within a matter of years, other stores soon followed on Argyle Street, Sauchiehall Street, Charing Cross and pretty much every major thoroughfare in the city. A good number of Scotland's 81 Woolworth stores were located in Glasgow, with new outlets opening throughout the 20th century, including large stores at The Forge and Braehead.
