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TG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States.At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 states. Starting out during the Great Depression in rural areas and eventually moving into cities, TG&Y stores were firmly embedded in southern culture as modern-day general stores with a bit of everything.
McCrory purchased the TG&Y Discount store chain in 1985. This proved to be a difficult transition for McCrory. Many TG&Y stores were larger than the typical 10,000 to 15,000 square foot McCrory store, and the merchandise mix was very different. The TG&Y stores were not profitable and a drain on corporate assets.
Tape World – a store concept created by Trans World Entertainment in 1979 but later replaced by its f.y.e. store concept [155] Tower Records – founded in 1960 in Sacramento, California; all retail stores were liquidated in 2006 [156] and the name was purchased for use as an online-only retailer
John Graham McCrory (October 11, 1860 – November 20, 1943), né McCrorey, was an American businessman who made his fortune as a retailer.He was the founder of a chain of five and dime stores that bore his name, known as McCrory Stores.
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.
By August 1972, the focus was on arts and crafts, and the business had thrived to such an extent that Green and his wife were able to open a 300 square-foot store in northwest Oklahoma City called Hobby Lobby. In 1975, Green left his 13-year career with TG&Y and opened a second Hobby Lobby location with 6,000 square feet of space. [2] [3]
In 1957 Butler Bros. bought TG&Y variety stores with 127 locations. [15] In February 1960, the company was bought out by City Products Corp of Ohio, a company which had been in existence since 1894 as an ice company, for $53 million plus assumption of Butler Brothers liabilities. [16]
Walker Scott, the San Diego–based department store chain was an anchor, as was Mayfair Markets, TG&Y discount stores joining later. At launch, the center was 1,200-foot (370 m) long on a single-axis mall, had 200,000 square feet (19,000 m 2) of gross leasable area, 40 stores, and 30 acres (120,000 m 2) of parking for 1,250 cars.