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also five-and-dime
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Recent Examples of five-and-ten
The retailer started as part of the five-and-dime variety chain that included the retail graveyard nameplates McCrory’s and Woolworth.
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Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Some considered Woolworth’s the first national discounter, but Woolworth’s is best classified as a Main Street, five-and-dime store, with counters for sandwiches and chocolate egg cremes.
—David Moin, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Back in February 1960 in Nashville, a group of mostly Black college students famously took seats at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s five-and-dime downtown to stage a nonviolent protest against segregation.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
The prominent corner store has seen a succession of uses over the years: it’s been a variety store (the G.C. Murphy five-and-dime shop), a dollar store, an antique mall and, most recently, a restaurant called the Five and Dime Ale House, which closed last year.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
The sit-in movement had been touched off on Feb. 1, 1960, when four Black college students sat down at a White-only lunch counter at an F.W. Woolworth five-and-dime store in downtown Greensboro, N.C.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Kmart started in the late 1800s as the S.S. Kresge Co., becoming a small chain of five-and-dime discount stores.
—Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Some considered Woolworth’s the first national discounter, but Woolworth’s is best classified as a Main Street, five-and-dime store, with counters for sandwiches and chocolate egg cremes.
—David Moin, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Back in February 1960 in Nashville, a group of mostly Black college students famously took seats at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s five-and-dime downtown to stage a nonviolent protest against segregation.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
The prominent corner store has seen a succession of uses over the years: it’s been a variety store (the G.C. Murphy five-and-dime shop), a dollar store, an antique mall and, most recently, a restaurant called the Five and Dime Ale House, which closed last year.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
The sit-in movement had been touched off on Feb. 1, 1960, when four Black college students sat down at a White-only lunch counter at an F.W. Woolworth five-and-dime store in downtown Greensboro, N.C.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Kmart started in the late 1800s as the S.S. Kresge Co., becoming a small chain of five-and-dime discount stores.
—Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for five-and-ten
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By the late 1990s, both Woolworth and McCrory’s landed in bankruptcy court after variety stores fell out of favor.Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Dollar Tree is a leading operator of discount variety stores.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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At The Plaza Coral Gables, upscale restaurants, luxury boutiques, and premier wellness services reflect the needs and aspirations of the surrounding affluent area, creating a sense of place for locals driving traffic.Mark Zettl, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The boutique and gardens feature clothing, accessories, jewelry, home décor, and more.Kara Franker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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Distributed free by local officials, supplies are abundant at the house where Sleaze smokes fentanyl and works security in exchange for drugs.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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In exchange for the 32-year-old, the Yankees received right-handed pitcher Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson, the team announced Friday.Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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The winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at the food mart, 1320 W. Burnham St., for Tuesday's drawing.Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Inside a stadium known more for its flaws than highlights now includes new suites and lounging areas for season ticket holders, frictionless marts and significant food options.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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The intrigue: San Francisco heavily restricts chain stores or big-box retailers with 11 or more locations throughout the U.S. from opening in certain neighborhoods due to Proposition G, a 2007 ballot measure aimed at protecting mom-and-pop shops.Nadia Lopez, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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The complaint says that since at least 2018, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits deprived smaller businesses of access to discounts and rebates, harming their ability to compete with large national and regional chain stores.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Salem, circa 1955: Before the opening of Walmart, many small-town main streets were home to a Ben Franklin dime store, one of which was under the franchise that gave Sam Walton his start in Newport, 1945.Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Werewolf Lawyer has its own distinct look, a pulp paperback straight from the golden age of dime store novels done by Ian Klarer.Jef Rouner, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
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Rummaging through your local flea markets, estate sales, and thrift shops can produce some true gems in the coffee table book department.Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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Original Artwork The art section of most thrift shops is ripe for the picking.Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
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Compared to everything else around it, especially the anchor department stores that loomed over just about every mall, each Goody store felt like an oasis, an entry point for the counterculture that was just emerging and taking hold of our brains.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kohl’s CEO Tom Kingsbury is stepping down on Jan. 15, the off-mall department store said late last month, and he will be succeeded by Ashley Buchanan from crafting mecca Michaels.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Five-and-ten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five-and-ten. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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