Five and dime facts for kids
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. 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)
- M.H. Fishman Stores
- Mattingly Brothers
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Kress Stores contributed distinct buildings to many American downtowns. This one is in Tampa, Florida.
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F. W. Woolworth and S. S. Kresge stores on Lackawanna Avenue, in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. The two stores were often found near one another in downtown areas.
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