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A new corporation: F. W. Woolworth and Co. In 1912, five "friendly" rivals in the 5 & 10-cent business, including Seymour Knox (far fight), met in New York City to discuss how to expand without overlapping and competing with each other. F. Woolworth 318 stores S. Knox 112 stores E. Charlton 53 stores F. Kirby 96 stores C. S. Woolworth (younger brother) 15stores from this meeting, a new corporation is formed, known as F. W. Woolworth and Co., with Seymour Knox as a vice president. By 1915, the corporation owned and operated over 800 stores in the United States, Canada, and England, but he 5 & 10 cent store remained a purely American institution.

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