Wool·worth (w l wûrth ), Frank Winfield 1852-1919. American merchant. Starting in 1879, he built a national chain of five-and-tens. |
Woolworth [ˈwʊlwəθ]
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(Biographies / Woolworth, Frank Winfield (1852-1919) M, US, BUSINESS: merchant) Frank Winfield (ˈwɪnˌfiːld). 1852-1919, US merchant; founder of an international chain of department stores selling inexpensive goods
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| Noun | 1. | Woolworth - United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919) |
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