LAST FIVE AND DIME STORES TO CLOSE

LeAnne Wilson grabs a handful of Mary Jane candy as the days of closing of the Spicers Five and Dime Store grow near in Ladue, Mo on February 10, 2006. The area's last five and dime store that carried the latest in costumes to household goods to penny candy, is closing after 50 years of operation in the St. Louis area. Penny candy is now 10 cents. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)