Woolworth's

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About

Name

• Woolworth's

Retail

• General Merchandise Stores

Facts

Founded

• Date unknown

Dissolved

• 1993

Related

Key Persons

Founders

• Frank Winfield Woolworth

Key Persons

• Lawrence Burnham, Manager
  1957–1965
• Herbert Schuster, Manager
  1929–1954

Location

• 124 E. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States
• 1835 Beall Ave., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States

Quick Facts

• 1928 - 1st listing of F. W. Woolworth Company in the Wooster City Directories, Carl H. Kevan, Manager, store located at 124-126 E. Liberty St., Wooster
• 1932 - F. W. Woolworth Company, Herbert Schuster, Manager
• 1943 - F. W. Woolworth Company, Herbert Schuster, Manager
• 1948 - Woolworth Building, located at 126-1/2 E. Liberty St.
• 1948 - F. W. Woolworth Company, Herbert Schuster, Manager
• 1954 - F. W. Woolworth Company, Herbert Schuster, Manager and Robert McLaughlin, Assistant Manager
• 1957 - 2nd location appears in the Wooster City Directories
  • Lawrence Burnham, Manager of 124 E. Liberty St. store
  • Joseph Parks, Manager of 1835 Beall Ave. store
• 1967 - only one location listed in the Wooster City Directories, store located at the Wooster Shopping Center at 1835 Beall Ave.
• 1993 - last listing of F. W. Woolworth Company in the Wooster City Directories, John Steen, Manager

Brief History

Frank W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and 10 cents store in 1879. His first attempt was to sell aging inventory for 5-cent items in a store in Utica, NY. This endeavor failed. However, he tried a second time, increasing his inventory to include 5-cent and 10-cent items. This time, his attempt to open and operate a 5 and 10 store was successful. By 1912, there were 631 stores bringing in more than $60.5 million a year.

The first reference we find of the F. W. Woolworth variety store in Wooster, Ohio was in the 1928 Wooster City Directory. Carl H. Kevan was listed as the manager. The store was located at 124-126 E. Liberty St.