Five and dime

Five and dime (also known as five-cent stores, dime stores, and ten-cent stores) is a type of store that was popular in the United States in the early to mid-20th century. They sold many different items, most of which were worth five or ten cents. Many transitioned to general department store format by the mid-20th century.  Today, the format has returned to popularity as the dollar store format.

Popular five and dimes included:

 Duckwall-ALCO Retail Stores
 Ben Franklin Stores 
 Butler Brothers
 W.T. Grant
 Kresge's
 Kress Stores 
 McCrory Stores
 J.J. Newberry
 TG&Y
 McLellan's
 H.L. Green
 G.C. Murphy
 Neisner Brothers ("Big N" in later years)
Woolworth's
 M.H. Fishman Stores
 Mattingly Brothers

Related pages
Dollar store

Category:American shops