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
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
Others hold out for a while; S. S. Kresge's 800-store five-and-ten chain and some others, after withstanding several card parties, now plan to clear their shelves of such products.
From Time Magazine Archive
France's largest five-and-ten store, expanded from two to nine stores.
From Time Magazine Archive
I didn’t have any money, but I walked down to the five-and-ten store.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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