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Charles Sumner Woolworth (August 1, 1856 – January 7, 1947), was an American entrepreneur who went by the nickname of "Sum", opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co" chain of 5¢ & 10¢ stores.
Museum Home Page. Biography of Charles Sumner Woolworth, who managed the second 5 and 10 in 1879, and was Chairman from 1919 to 1947. A true pioneer of value retailing.
Industrialist, Businessman. Born Charles Sumner WOOLWORTH. He opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co". Born on August 1, 1856 in Rodman, New York, USA , United States. Died on January 7, 1947 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Charles Sumner Woolworth (August 1, 1856 – January 7, 1947), was an American entrepreneur who went by the nickname of "Sum", opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co" chain of 5¢ & 10¢ stores.
It was a great success and later the same year his younger brother, Charles Sumner Woolworth, joined as Manager of a second store in nearby Harrisburg. When the Woolworth brothers added ten cent lines in 1881, the Five and Ten was born.
Franklin W. Woolworth: Presidente del Consejo de Administración: Charles Sumner Woolworth: Productos: Ropa, calzado, ropa de cama, muebles, joyas, productos de belleza, productos electrónicos de consumo y artículos para el hogar: Propietario: Foot Locker: Empresa matriz: F.W.Woolworth Company: Filiales: Woolco Woolworth Deutschland ...
Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York to John (1821–1907) and Fanny (née McBrier; 1832–1878) Woolworth; his brother was entrepreneur Charles Sumner Woolworth (1856–1947). [1] [2] His parents were devout Methodists and sympathetic to the Northern side during the Civil War , and they raised their sons in those beliefs. [3]
