Five and dime was a common nickname in the United States for five-and-ten-cent stores (also called 5 and 10s), popular in the early to mid-20th century. Look up Dime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Dime has several different meanings, here are some of them: Dime (U.S. coin) - a U.S. coin worth ten cents. ...

These stores originally featured merchandise priced at only five cents or ten cents, although later in the century, the price range of merchandise expanded. Typical items were household sundries, toys, and candy. A store is an enclosure for holding articles. ... In marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. ... In economics and business, the price is the assigned numerical monetary value of a good, service or asset. ... The household is the basic unit of analysis in many microeconomic and government models. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jellied candies Candy is often used as a synonym for the more traditional term confectionery in North America, whereas the word has become archaic in most parts of the United Kingdom and survives today almost exclusively in the term candy floss. In some areas, notably Scotland, candy is generally taken...

Such stores have gone through various price-reference names: five-cent store, dime store, and ten-cent store, for example. Today, the dollar store occupies a similar marketing niche. Duckwall's (part of the ALCO-Duckwall retail chain) now brands themselves as a "Variety Store." A $.99 cent store A dollar store is a store that sells inexpensive items for one dollar or less each. ...

Examples of well-known five and dimes include:

• Alco-Duckwall 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

The play Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean refers to such a store, as do the songs "Blank Page" by The Smashing Pumpkins, "Raspberry Beret" by Prince, "Love at the Five and Dime" by Nanci Griffith, and "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams. Duckwall-ALCO Stores (NASDAQ: DUCK) is a small retail chain operating in 17 states in the US Midwest, founded in 1901 in Kansas. ... Ben Franklin Stores are a chain of five and dime discount stores found in small towns throughout the United States. ... Ben Franklin Stores are a chain of five and dime discount stores found in small towns throughout the United States. ... W. T. Grant was the founder of a chain of U.S. mass-merchandise stores bearing his name. ... new Kmart logo Kmart Corporation was a US based corporation until it merged with Sears Holdings in November 2004. ... S. H. Kress & Co. ... J.G. McCrorys or McCrory Stores is a defunct chain of five and dime stores in the United States based in York, Pennsylvania. ... J.J. Newberrys was a five and dime store chain in the twentieth century. ... TG&Y was a twentieth century five and dime or variety store chain in the United States. ... McLellan Stores were a twentieth century chain of five and dime stores in the United States The stores were founded by William McLellan (d. ... H.L. Green was a five and dime store chain in the United States during the twentieth century named for founder Harold L. Green (1892 - April, 1951). ... G.C. Murphy is a defunct chain of five and dime or variety stores in the United States. ... Foot Locker Inc NYSE: FL (formerly Z) is a United States company specialising in athletic footwear and clothing. ... Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean is a play by Ed Graczyk, and its film version, directed by Robert Altman, and starring Sandy Dennis, Cher, Mark Patton (his first film role), Karen Black, Sudie Bond and Kathy Bates. ... The Smashing Pumpkins is a popular American alternative rock band which formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. ... Raspberry Beret is the first US (and second UK) single off of Prince and The Revolutions 1985 album, Around The World In A Day. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Depiction of Nanci Griffith on the cover of her album Flyer Nanci Caroline Griffith, born July 6, 1953, is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. ... Summer of 69 is arguably Canadian singer Bryan Adams biggest hit. ... Bryan Adams, OC, OBC (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter. ...