Title: Variety store - Wikipedia
Headings: Variety store
Variety store
Contents
History
North America
Five and dime stores
Dollar stores
United Kingdom
Global chains
Economics
Pricing and margins
Supply
Demography
Around the world
See also
References
External links

Content: Grocery stores and drug stores sold more and more candy. The last US Woolworth's closed in 1997. Newberry's went bankrupt in 1992 and the brand disappeared in 2002. 300 McCrory stores, many of which being Newberry's, closed in 1997. Dollar stores
Starting in the late 1990s, dollar stores had started expanding enough to gain the attention of the national press. They were popular not only due to their value, but because freestanding smaller stores were located in small towns, downtowns, and across the cities and suburbs, they were often convenient compared to going to the mall. They continued to grow and by 2019, for example, Dollar Tree had higher annual sales than Macy's. Dollar and variety store revenue reached $77 billion in 2018. As of 2018, main dollar store chains in the U.S. were Dollar General, Dollar Tree (which owns Family Dollar ), the 99 Cents Only Stores, and Five Below. Dollar stores are experiencing an increase of revenue, with around 14,000 Dollar Tree locations in the U.S. in 2018 with plans to open over a hundred more;