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