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gptkbp:instanceOf
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businessman
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Woolworth_Building
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1852-02-22
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Rodman,_New_York
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gptkbp:businessModel
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discount retailing
value retailing
pioneered the concept of fixed pricing
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gptkbp:children
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Frances_Woolworth
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gptkbp:communityPartnerships
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gptkb:Frank_Woolworth
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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American_retail_culture
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1919-04-08
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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Woodlawn_Cemetery,_The_Bronx,_New_York
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gptkbp:diedIn
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:education
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public school education
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gptkbp:established
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Woolworth's_first_store
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gptkbp:famousFor
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variety stores
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Woolworth's
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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founder of the five-and-dime store concept
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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F.W. Woolworth
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gptkbp:inception
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1879
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Kmart
Target
retail industry
Dollar Tree
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Frank_Woolworth
gptkb:John_Wanamaker
Henry_Gordon_Selfridge
W._H._McElroy
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gptkbp:knownFor
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five-and-dime stores
pioneering retail concept
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for future retailers
Woolworth's_stores_worldwide
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gptkbp:localBusiness
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publicly traded company
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gptkbp:market
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international expansion
self-service shopping
low-price strategy
introduced the concept of variety stores
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gptkbp:marketingStrategy
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customer service focus
transformed retail shopping experience
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:netWorth
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$100 million at time of death
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gptkbp:notableStores
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gptkb:Woolworth's_on_Fifth_Avenue
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gptkbp:occupation
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retailer
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gptkbp:opened
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more than 1,000
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gptkbp:philanthropy
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gptkb:Woolworth_Foundation
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Ethel_Woolworth
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gptkbp:supplyChain
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gptkb:Woolworth's
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gptkbp:transferFee
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gptkb:Lancaster,_Pennsylvania
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