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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Businessman
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Clinton_Liberal_Institute
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Woolworth_Building
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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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April 13, 1852
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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Woodlawn_Cemetery,_The_Bronx,_New_York
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gptkbp:businessModel
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Five-and-dime store
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Frank_Woolworth
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gptkbp:contribution
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Pioneered the concept of fixed-price retailing
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gptkbp:died
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April 8, 1919
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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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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Franklin Thomas Woolworth
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gptkbp:inception
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1879
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Dillard's
gptkb:Boscov's
gptkb:Costco
gptkb:Sears
gptkb:Reebok
gptkb:Stage_Stores
gptkb:Academy_Sports_+_Outdoors
gptkb:Bass_Pro_Shops
gptkb:Belk
gptkb:Columbia_Sportswear
gptkb:Nike
gptkb:REI
gptkb:Lidl
gptkb:Adidas
gptkb:Nordstrom
gptkb:Puma
gptkb:Burlington_Coat_Factory
gptkb:Kmart
gptkb:Walmart
gptkb:Aldi
gptkb:TJ_Maxx
gptkb:Dunham's_Sports
gptkb:Macy's
gptkb:Dick's_Sporting_Goods
gptkb:Cabela's
gptkb:Kohl's
gptkb:Sportsman's_Warehouse
JCPenney
New Balance
Target
Family Dollar
Retail industry
The North Face
Under Armour
Patagonia
Asics
L.L.Bean
Saucony
Marshalls
Burlington Stores
Ross Stores
Big Lots
Dollar Tree
Gordmans
Bealls
Savers
Brooks_Running.
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:John_Wanamaker
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Founding_F._W._Woolworth_Company
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gptkbp:legacy
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Woolworth's_stores_became_a_model_for_future_retailers.
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gptkbp:market
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Self-service retailing
Expanded to over 1,000 stores.
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:netWorth
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$100 million (at death)
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gptkbp:occupation
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Retail entrepreneur
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:F._W._Woolworth
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gptkbp:philanthropy
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Contributed to various charities.
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gptkbp:releaseYear
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1879
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Ethel_Woolworth
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