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Frank Winfield Woolworth, American businessman, founded the F. W. Woolworth Company (died 1919)
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Frank Winfield Woolworth was an American entrepreneur, the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, and the operator of variety stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" which featured a selection of low-priced merchandise. He pioneered the now-common practices of buying merchandise directly…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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