five-and-ten store

A five-and-dime store, also known as a dime store or ten-cent store, was a type of retail establishment that primarily sold inexpensive merchandise. The name originated from the fact that all items were historically priced at either five or ten cents. These stores offered a wide variety of goods, often described as a "rambling, comfortable hodgepodge of unrelated items and scents".123

Many five-and-dime stores have since disappeared due to competition from larger retailers and an inability to adapt to changing consumer tastes. The term "five-and-dime" was first used in 1916.1