# Charles Sumner Woolworth

> Charles Sumner Woolworth, was an American entrepreneur who went by the nickname of "Sum", opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Utica, New York, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co" chain of 5¢ & 10¢ stores. Sum's brother, Frank Winfield Woolworth, was first to venture into the retail business with his own store, and soon after, he asked Sum to join him. Frank founded "F. W. Woolworth & Co", which later merged with other Woolworth affiliate stores to be the F. W. Woolworth Company. After the death of his brother, Sum became the longest serving Chairman of the F. W. Woolworth Company. During the early years, Sum also partnered with a long-time friend, Fred Kirby, to open a "Woolworth and Kirby" store in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. When Fred bought out Sum's share, that store grew to become a "friendly rival" affiliate store, in close alliance with the two Woolworth brothers.

*American businessman (1856-1947)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1856-08-01
- **Died:** 1947-01-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 1.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 3.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 64.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Charles Sumner Woolworth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sumner_Woolworth)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5082770)

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