Variety store
A variety store (also five and dime (historic), pound shop, or dollar store) is a retail store that sells general merchandise, such as apparel, auto parts, dry goods, toys, hardware, furniture, and a selection of groceries. It usually sells them at discounted prices, sometimes at one or several fixed price points, such as one dollar, or historically, five and ten cents. Variety stores, as a category, are different from general merchandise superstores, hypermarkets (such as those operated by Target and Walmart), warehouse clubs (such as Costco), grocery stores, or department stores.[1]
"Five and dime", "99 cents store", and "Dollar store" redirect here. For the cartoon, see Five and Dime. For the specific dollar store chain, see 99 Cents Only Stores. For the type of store in Cuba, see Dollar store (Cuba).