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  2. S. H. Kress & Co. - Wikipedia

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    The chain of S. H. Kress & Co. 5-10-25 Cent Stores was established in 1896 in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] In the 1920s and 1930s, Kress sold a house label of phonograph records under the Romeo trademark. He died in 1955. The events that led to the Harlem riot of 1935 began at the Kress department store at 256 W 125th Street across from the Apollo ...

  3. Classic Five-and-Dime Stores From Yesterday and Today - AOL

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    Grant's distinguished itself as a "25-cent store," implying a classier degree of retail than your average dime store. At its peak in the 1960s, there were more than 1,000 W.T. Grant Co. and Grant ...

  4. Nostalgic Photos of Old-School Five and Dime Stores

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    Grant's distinguished itself as a "25-cent store," implying a classier degree of retail than your average dime store. At its peak in the 1960s, there were more than 1,000 W.T. Grant Co. and Grant ...

  5. Variety store - Wikipedia

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    5 y 10 in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1937. Dollar store, $1.25 store, 99-cent store, etc. in the United States and Canada plus other names. Dollar store is used predominantly, even when the maximum price is higher than one dollar. Some chains emphasize that the price is an even amount: $2, $5, etc., instead of having odd, "uneven" prices.

  6. G. C. Murphy - Wikipedia

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    G.C. Murphy was a chain of five and dime or variety stores in the United States from 1906 to 2002. They also operated Murphy's Mart (full-scale discount stores), Bargain World (closeout merchandise), Terry & Ferris and Bruners (junior department stores), and Cobbs (specialty apparel) stores.

  7. Ben Franklin (company) - Wikipedia

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    At Ben Franklin's peak, the chain had 2,500 stores nationwide. A Ben Franklin store in East Tawas, Michigan. Ben Franklin Stores purchased Texas retailer Duke & Ayres in the early 1970s. [3] Duke & Ayres was a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores based in Dallas, Texas, with stores that were located throughout the state from approximately 1910 to 1990.

  8. Remember these Miami stores? See what Spec’s ... - AOL

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    Customerslook at computers at Incredible Universe store near Miami International Airport in 1995. ... 1948. S.S. Kresge, a Detroit, Mich., company, brought their 5 and 10 cent stores to Lexington ...

  9. Five-and-ten-cent store - Wikipedia

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