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also five-and-dime
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Recent Examples of five-and-ten
These five-and-ten or dimestores sold general merchandise– dry goods, clothing, toys, hardware, and sometimes a soda fountain—all in one place.
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Dawn Thilmany, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
The movie takes place entirely in a Texas five-and-dime store where a group of old friends (among them Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black, and Kathy Bates) reunite 20 years after James Dean’s death for a reunion of their James Dean fan club.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
The shopping center debuted with a small Saks Fifth Avenue, an F.W. Woolworth five-and-dime, a Food Fair grocery store and a Thom McAn shoe store.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
That experience, along with the widespread closings of old-fashioned five-and-dime stores, inspired Graczyk to pen the work that would be his legacy.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
Back then, the working class community was thriving, home to clothing stores, a five-and-dime, and a Murry’s grocery store.
—Amanda Abrams, thehustle.co, 13 Mar. 2026
The blues world was changed forever on a sunny day around 1960 when a little boy walked into a five-and-dime in Los Angeles.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The 75-year-old daughter of Sam Walton, the late Walmart founder who turned a five-and-dime store in rural Arkansas into the world’s largest company by revenue, thinks the US is very close to that breaking point.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Founded by Frank Winfield Woolworth in New York in 1879, the retail chain sold staple items from pencils to baseballs at low prices, often just a nickel or a dime, a revolutionary concept that helped Woolworth’s expand to 5,500 five-and-dime stores nationwide at its peak.
—Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Dawn Thilmany, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
The movie takes place entirely in a Texas five-and-dime store where a group of old friends (among them Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black, and Kathy Bates) reunite 20 years after James Dean’s death for a reunion of their James Dean fan club.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
The shopping center debuted with a small Saks Fifth Avenue, an F.W. Woolworth five-and-dime, a Food Fair grocery store and a Thom McAn shoe store.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
That experience, along with the widespread closings of old-fashioned five-and-dime stores, inspired Graczyk to pen the work that would be his legacy.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
Back then, the working class community was thriving, home to clothing stores, a five-and-dime, and a Murry’s grocery store.
—Amanda Abrams, thehustle.co, 13 Mar. 2026
The blues world was changed forever on a sunny day around 1960 when a little boy walked into a five-and-dime in Los Angeles.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The 75-year-old daughter of Sam Walton, the late Walmart founder who turned a five-and-dime store in rural Arkansas into the world’s largest company by revenue, thinks the US is very close to that breaking point.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Founded by Frank Winfield Woolworth in New York in 1879, the retail chain sold staple items from pencils to baseballs at low prices, often just a nickel or a dime, a revolutionary concept that helped Woolworth’s expand to 5,500 five-and-dime stores nationwide at its peak.
—Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for five-and-ten
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And that didn’t include Barnes & Noble outlets, college bookstores, online-only sellers, rare book dealers, Friends of the Library shops or variety stores that also sell books.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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The devices have been reported at five bank branches as well as variety stores, Dollar General and Dollar Tree locations and corner mom-and-pop stores, McKeever said.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Co-owners Russell Martin and Trevor Easter, working with designer Tina Ross of Soda Back, took inspiration from their travels exploring boutique spirit brands.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Creating a viable marketplace that operates online, at their Charleston brick-and-mortar store and through trunk shows held in boutiques across the nation underpins Ibu’s strategy for helping women artisans translate their skills into a reliable income.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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Covid pandemic-era border closures hampered exchange between the two sides and later, Pyongyang grew closer to Moscow, deploying what are believed to be thousands of soldiers to aid Russia’s war against Ukraine.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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But fear not, the exchange actually goes quite well!—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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The mini mart received a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Aside from offering low prices on household brands, Nexcom's larger department stores near big bases in California, Florida and Virginia help pay for smaller shops in remote foreign outposts, such as the mini mart in Redzikowo.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Appliances Over 10 Years Old Habitat for Humanity ReStore is one of the few secondhand chain stores that accepts large appliances—whether laundry machines or fridges.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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While in prison, Biglari, a 19-year-old who worked at a hair salon and the internet department of a chain store, was only allowed to have one-minute calls with his father, according to the family member.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Noun
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During the 1930s and 1940s, customers could find glassware nearly anywhere, from department stores to dime stores and from catalogs to grocery-store promotions.—
Alexandra Churchill,
Martha Stewart,
17 Apr. 2026
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And Black is a dime store paperback and pulp fiction aficionado, with the Bolan stories among his favorites.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Fill in the gaps when entertaining with inexpensive stools or a wooden bench sourced at a thrift shop or online.—
Jenny Hughes,
The Spruce,
25 May 2026
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Estate sales, thrift shops, online marketplaces, and discount stores can be sources of hidden gems at bargain prices. 6.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2026
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The upscale department store has been adding luxury and premium brands, elevating service and capturing greater market share.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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The former department store had been vacant for 40 years before the group transformed the space into a boutique hotel with 30 rooms, a lobby, a cooking school and a retail space.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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