Trivia: Woolworth’s popularized which early-20th-century shopping model?
Layaway
Five and dime
Delivery
Phone ordering
Correct Answer: Five and dime
So why is this answer correct? : Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first retail store in Utica, New York, in 1879. Over the next decade, Woolworth’s five-and-dime pricing model was successful enough to open more than 20 additional stores on the East Coast. By 1929, Woolworth’s had more than 2,200 stores in the U.S. and Europe.