Whitehall Lecture Series - "An Unlikely Titan of Commerce: Frank Winfield Woolworth"

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Woolworth,1910. Wikimedia.

Frank Winfield Woolworth

The Annual Whitehall Lecture Series presents “Unlikely Titans of Industry & Commerce: From Modest Beginnings to Phenomenal Success,” at 3:00 p.m. each Sunday from February 4th to March 10th. Experts and authors will speak about the Titans that were responsible for some of the most successful business ventures built from the ground-up. When possible, each lecture will be followed by a book signing with the author.

Frank Winfield Woolworth was a classic self-made man who rose from an impoverished background to establish F. W. Woolworth and Company, which at one time was the world’s largest merchandising operation. He built a chain of stores around a merchandising tactic that was used by store owners in the years following the Civil War to clear out unwanted merchandise for a nickel. The low-priced goods displayed in his stores gave his customers the luxury of choosing from a wide array of merchandise.