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Charles Sumner Woolworth (August 1, 1856 – January 7, 1947), was an American entrepreneur who went by the nickname of "Sum", opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co" chain of 5¢ & 10¢ stores.
Family tree of Charles Sumner WOOLWORTH. Industrialist, Businessman. Born Charles Sumner WOOLWORTH. He opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co". Born on August 1, 1856 in Rodman, New York, USA , United States.
Museum Home Page. Biography of Charles Sumner Woolworth, who managed the second 5 and 10 in 1879, and was Chairman from 1919 to 1947. A true pioneer of value retailing.
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Advertisement. Charles Sumner “Sum” Woolworth. Birth. 1 Aug 1856. Death. 7 Jan 1947 (aged 90) Burial. Dunmore Cemetery. Dunmore, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map. Plot. Block 18, Lots 3 & 4. Memorial ID. 35694504. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 5. Flowers 9. Memorials. Region. North America. USA. Pennsylvania.
When Charles Sumner Woolworth was born on 1 August 1856, in Rodman, Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, John Hubbell Woolworth, was 34 and his mother, Fanny McBrier, was 26. He married Anna Elizabeth Ryals on 2 June 1886, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States.
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Charles Sumner Woolworth (August 1, 1856 – January 7, 1947), was an American entrepreneur who went by the nickname of "Sum", opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co" chain of 5¢ & 10¢ stores.
He brought his brother, Charles Sumner Woolworth, into the business. The two Woolworth brothers pioneered and developed merchandising, direct purchasing, sales, and customer service practices commonly used today.
