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  1. 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.

  2. May 11, 2018 · Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919), American merchant, was a pioneer in retailing methods. He established the great chain of "five-and-ten-cent" stores which bear his name.

  3. After working in Augsbury and Moore dry goods store in Watertown, New York, Frank Winfield Woolworth obtained credit from his former boss, William Moore, along with some savings, to buy merchandise and open the "Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store" in Utica, New York, on February 22, 1879. [1] .

  4. www.woolworthsmuseum.co.uk › 1800s-biogfwwFrank Winfield Woolworth

    Biography of Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919), the dimestore pioneer who founded F.W. Woolworth Co. and pioneered mass production in the USA.

  5. The company was founded by Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852–1919), the originator of the five-and-ten variety store. …fair, held there in 1878, F.W. Woolworth originated the idea of selling a fixed-price line of merchandise.

  6. Overview. Frank Winfield Woolworth was a classic "self-made man" who rose from an impoverished background to establish F.W. Woolworth and Company, which at one time was the world's largest merchandising operation.

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  8. Aug 1, 2008 · The chain was founded by Frank W. Woolworth, who in 1879 established two stores - one in Utica, New York, which failed and was closed down, and another in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which succeeded and marked the beginning of the legacy of the Woolworth's Five and Tens.

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