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McCrory (1981–2001) S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of five and dime retail department stores in the United States established by Samuel Henry Kress. It operated from 1896 to 1981. In the first half of the 20th century, there were Kress stores with ornamented architecture in hundreds of cities and towns.
Richman Brothers. The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
Red Owl – Upper Midwest; acquired by Supervalu in 1988. Sage's – Sage's Complete Markets based in San Bernardino, California, chain that was liquidated in 1973. Sav-A-Center – A&P in the New Orleans, Louisiana, region. Schwegmann Brothers Giant Supermarkets – New Orleans, Louisiana; acquired by National Tea.
John Josiah Newberry (September 26, 1877 – March 6, 1954) was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, Newberry first worked in the railroad business before joining retail store Fowler, Dick and Walker in 1894. In 1899 he joined S. H. Kress & Co. where he stayed until 1911. He founded the J. J. Newberry chain of five and dime stores in Stroudsburg ...
For the past 25 years, Five & Dime ... Nov. 30—In downtown Santa Fe, the adobe buildings have stood for centuries. ... Despite the changing facades over the years at 58 East San Francisco Street ...
Nov. 27—Many longtime Santa Fe residents might say the Five & Dime General Store on the Plaza is one of the last downtown businesses that hearkens back to the old days, when you could wander ...
Yesterday: F.W. Woolworth Co. Frank Woolworth opened his first five-and-dime store in Utica, New York, in 1879. By the time he inaugurated his monumental headquarters in New York City in 1913 ...
Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, and the operator of variety stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" (5- and 10-cent stores or dime stores) which featured a selection of low-priced merchandise. He pioneered the now-common practices of buying merchandise ...