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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:National_Retail_Merchants_Association
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Woolworth_Building
gptkb:Woolworth's_5_&_10
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gptkbp:availableFormats
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Variety store
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary degrees from several universities
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gptkbp:born
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February 22, 1852
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gptkbp:businessModel
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Low-cost retailing
Expansion_across_the_United_States
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Franklin_Thomas_Woolworth
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gptkbp:civicEngagement
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Active in local community affairs
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Influence_on_American_consumer_culture
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gptkbp:customerService
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Innovative business practices
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gptkbp:died
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April 8, 1919
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Potsdam_Normal_School
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Five-and-dime stores
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gptkbp:financials
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Profitable business model
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Woolworth's_five-and-dime_stores
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:honors
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Woolworth's_legacy_in_retail_history
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Frank Woolworth
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gptkbp:impact
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Contributed to the growth of retail sector
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gptkbp:inception
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1879
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gptkbp:influenced
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Retail industry
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:R.H._Macy
gptkb:John_Wanamaker
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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Inspired future discount retailers
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gptkbp:involved
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Community service initiatives
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Founding_the_F.W._Woolworth_Company
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gptkbp:legacy
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Pioneering discount retailing
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gptkbp:market
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gptkb:International_Woolworth_stores
Self-service shopping
Introduced fixed pricing
Pioneering discount retailer
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gptkbp:marketingStrategy
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Customer-centric approach
Volume sales at low prices
Enduring impact on retailing
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gptkbp:merchandise
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Significant_figure_in_American_retail_history
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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:notableWork
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gptkb:Woolworth's
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gptkbp:occupation
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Businessman
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Josephine_Woolworth
gptkb:Ferdinand_Woolworth
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gptkbp:personalLife
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Married with children
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gptkbp:philanthropy
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Various charitable contributions
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Rodman,_New_York
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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Woodlawn_Cemetery,_The_Bronx,_New_York
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Ethel_Woolworth
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Woolworth_heirs
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gptkbp:supplyChain
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gptkb:Woolworth's
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