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  2. F. W. Woolworth Company - Wikipedia

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    The Frank Winfield Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store.It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.

  3. Variety store - Wikipedia

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    five and ten cent store, five and ten, five and dime (a dime is the name of a US ten-cent coin). [17] dime store; 5, 10 & 25c stores [18] five cent to one dollar stores [19] Before Woolworth, the prevailing thought was an entire store could not maintain itself with all low-priced goods, but with Woolworth's success, many others followed their ...

  4. Nostalgic Photos of Old-School Five and Dime Stores

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    Another contender for the bragging rights of oldest dime store in America, the Northville 5 and 10 opened for business in 1907 and relocated to its current address five years later. In 1931, it ...

  5. TG&Y - Wikipedia

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    TG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States.At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 states. Starting out during the Great Depression in rural areas and eventually moving into cities, TG&Y stores were firmly embedded in southern culture as modern-day general stores with a bit of everything.

  6. Classic Five-and-Dime Stores From Yesterday and Today - AOL

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    Another contender for the bragging rights of oldest dime store in America, the Northville 5 and 10 opened for business in 1907 and relocated to its current address five years later. In 1931, it ...

  7. New documentary on Plaza's Five & Dime offers snapshot ... - AOL

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    Nov. 27—Many longtime Santa Fe residents might say the Five & Dime General Store on the Plaza is one of the last downtown businesses that hearkens back to the old days, when you could wander ...

  8. McCrory Stores - Wikipedia

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    McCrory Stores or J.G. McCrory's was a chain of five and dime stores in the United States based in York, Pennsylvania. The stores typically sold shoes, clothing, housewares, fabrics, penny candy, toys, cosmetics, and often included a lunch counter or snack bar.

  9. S. H. Kress & Co. - Wikipedia

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    S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of five and dime retail department stores in the United States established by Samuel Henry Kress. It operated from 1896 to 1981. In the first half of the 20th century, there were Kress stores with ornamented architecture in hundreds of cities and towns.