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 — at the time, the tallest ...

The term “five and dime” describes 1950s-era stores that sold cheap, low-quality household items at discounted prices. “Five and Dime” stores were popular for a time, but their reputation ...

It started when Joe and his nephew Mahfouz took over a business called Schwarzenberg Mancuso Five and Dime Store. When it came to taking down the sign of that original business, they decided to ...

I got my first real job when I was 16. It was part-time, after-school work at Woolworth’s in downtown Cheyenne — a typical “five and dime” store that had lots of customers looking for ...