Woolworth, Frank Winfield, 1852-1919

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Name (Latin)
Woolworth, Frank Winfield, 1852-1919
Date of birth
1852-04-13
Date of death
1919-04-08
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Consumer goods
Retail trade
Stores, Retail
Occupation
Businesspeople
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Language
English
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 4263960
Wikidata: Q2142312
Library of congress: n 99035264
Sources of Information
  • Remembering Woolworth's, 1999:
  • LC data base 5-11-99
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Wikipedia description:

Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, and the operator of variety stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" (5- and 10-cent stores or dime stores) which featured a selection of low-priced merchandise. He pioneered the now-common practices of buying merchandise directly from manufacturers and fixing the selling prices on items, rather than haggling. He was also the first to use self-service display cases, so that customers could examine what they wanted to buy without the help of a sales clerk.

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