Frank Winfield Woolworth Frank Winfield Woolworth Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was an American entrepreneur and the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company and the operator of variety stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" (5- and 10-cent stores) or dimestores, which featured a low-priced selection of merchandise. He pioneered the now-common practices of buying merchandise directly from manufacturers and fixing the selling prices on items, rather than haggling. He was also the first to use self-service display cases, so customers could examine what they wanted to buy without the help of a sales clerk. Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman,
Woolworth, Mississippi west of Woolworth. Woolworth, Mississippi Woolworth is a ghost town located in rural northeast Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. Woolworth was a stop on the Mississippi Central Railroad, constructed between Brookhaven to the west and Silver Creek to the east in the early 1900s. Woolworth never incorporated, and never had a post office. Woolworth had a train depot, and a 48-car rail siding. With the rise of automobiles, roads were built which bypassed Woolworth. The town's sawmill closed, and the train stopped running. The only visible remains of Woolworth are the old general store and the old blacksmith shop, both