American 'Five and Dime' store names:
F.W. Woolworth created the first successful five and dime store
Yes, but you won't find much for a nickel or a dime any more. We have a "five and ten" locally.
Sam Walton
Walton's five and dime was the name of Sam Walton's stores in the 1950's prior to the first Wal-Mart in 1962.
Not sure who the founder was but my great grandfather Samuel Rufus Goans was the CEO until Eagle stores was purchased by another discount store chain.
The noun 'dime' is a common noun, a general word for a ten cent coin; a general word for a small amount of money.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example, The Dime Savings Bank or the Five and Dime General Stores chain.
Sam Walton's first five and dime store was located in Bentonville, Arkansas. The location now features the Walmart visitor center where the original five and dime store once sat.
In 1945 Sam Walton opened his first variety store which he named Walton's Five and Dime.
Woolworth
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The "five and ten" was another name for a "dime" store. This type of store used to be Kresge or Woolworth Stores. Those stores grew into Kmart, etc. Now, we have the "dollar" store, where many things cost more than a dollar.
There were several costume houses who did authorized costumes in various sizes and traded to the general public in usually stores like Mcrory"s , Woolworths, five and dimes, etc. They were Ben Cooper, Collegeville, there were some others. often officially themed, say Bugs Bunny, Man from Uncle, etc. I recall these names. they were seasonally marketed in general-merchandise dime stores.