Ben’s Five and Dime is celebrating an important milestone this week as the Perry variety store reopened five years ago this month following a fire. “It got me thinking, what other milestones are there ...

When Woolworth's declared bankruptcy back in 1997, it marked the symbolic end of an era when beloved "five and dime" stores could be found in every big city and small town in America. No matter what ...

Twenty five years ago it was the end of an era as F.W. Woolworth’s, the original five-and-dime store launched more than a century before, called it quits. The once mighty retail pioneer announced on ...

We recently learned that the Ben Franklin store in Grand Marais had been sold. Don't worry. It's going to stay open, and it won't change its name. Why do Minnesotans care? Two reasons: It's always ...

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 bargains in the ...

As youngsters 50 to 70 years ago, many of us who grew up in the Berkshires rarely visited cities larger than Pittsfield. We really felt everything we needed or wanted could be found in a store in our ...

The corner of Lucinda and Second Street in Perry will be empty for the first time in 50 years when Ben’s Five and Dime closes its doors on Saturday. The closure marks the end of an era for the variety ...