Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
businessman
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:National_Retail_Merchants_Association
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Woolworth_Building
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| gptkbp:awards |
honorary degrees
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1852-02-22
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Rodman,_New_York
|
| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Woodlawn_Cemetery,_The_Bronx,_New_York
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| gptkbp:businessModel |
value pricing strategy
one of the first retail chains in America variety store model |
| gptkbp:children |
5
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
establishing the concept of fixed pricing
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| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
symbol_of_American_retail_history
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
impact_on_American_shopping_culture
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1919-04-07
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1997
|
| gptkbp:education |
public school education
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
gptkb:Woolworth's_lunch_counters
|
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:Utica,_New_York
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| gptkbp:fullName |
Charles Dunham Woolworth
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
pioneered the concept of self-service retailing
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
C. D. Woolworth
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| gptkbp:impact |
changed consumer shopping habits
|
| gptkbp:inception |
1890s
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
retail industry
the development of shopping malls the establishment of discount department stores |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Frank_Woolworth
gptkb:the_Great_Atlantic_and_Pacific_Tea_Company retail pioneers |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
various retail chains
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
founding_Woolworth's
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
pioneering discount retailing
influenced modern discount retailers |
| gptkbp:localBusiness |
retail
|
| gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:Woolworth_Company
|
| gptkbp:market |
expanded to over 1,000 stores
introduced the concept of the dollar store low-cost merchandise one-price system |
| gptkbp:marketingStrategy |
customer service focus
affordable goods for all |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:netWorth |
$100 million (at death)
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Five-and-dime stores
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
entrepreneur
|
| gptkbp:philanthropy |
donated to various charities
funding educational institutions |
| gptkbp:releaseYear |
1879
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:sibling |
gptkb:Frank_Woolworth
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Ethel_Woolworth
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Woolworth's_successor_companies
|