five-and-ten

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Broadway, the neighborhood’s high street, is served by five-and-ten dollar businesses: Walgreen’s, Wendy’s, soft ice cream stands, and grimy diners serving city chicken.

From Salon • May 12, 2013

The Sea Snail is laughably mechanical, and the luna moth, which propels Harrison home to Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, looks like a five-and-ten windup toy left over from someone's Christmas stocking.

From Time Magazine Archive

France's largest five-and-ten store, expanded from two to nine stores.

From Time Magazine Archive

Japanese sales to Sears, Roebuck fell off 70%, sales to five-and-ten chains dropped, sales of silk and Japanese textiles tumbled.

From Time Magazine Archive

Montgomery had stores like J. J. Newberry’s and Kress’s five-and-ten, which opened onto Monroe Street—the main street for black people.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose