The Latest News from Dick's 5 & 10 in Branson

Good news! Dick’s 5 & 10 is now open! Our current hours are Sunday-Thursday 8:30am - 9:00pm and Friday and Saturday 8:30am - 9:00pm. As always, we here at Dick's 5 & 10 have your safety and well-being in mind. Here is the latest on our store Health and Safety Plan: • Dick’s 5 & 10 will be limiting the number of guest allowed in the store. • All Dick’s 5 & 10 employees will be wearing face masks. • We are offering free disposable masks if a customer would like one. • Plexi Glass has been installed for your safety at every cash register. • Cashiers will use hand sanitizer after each customer. • 18 Hand sanitizer dispensers are located throughout the store. Thank you for all the love and support you have shown us, and our wonderful city of Branson. We will continue to pray daily for our Dick’s 5 & 10 family, our Branson family and the entire World. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13

Not only is Dick Hartley’s 5 & 10 surviving after more than 58 years…. we are thriving with over a million customers through the doors each year.

As familiar as you may be with Dick’s 5 & 10, here are few facts you may not have heard before: Dick’s 5 & 10 was founded by Dick Hartley and has been family owned and operated in Branson since 1961. His son, Steve, and son-in-law, Dave, work to carry on Dick’s legacy and desire to make shopping fun! Dick’s 5 & 10 had never been closed during their regular business hours—even if the weather was severe—until December 13, 2006, when the store closed to allow all employees to attend founder Dick Hartley’s funeral. On December 9, 2016, Dick closed the store one last time and passed away later that evening at the age of 80. Five-and-dime stores were commonplace across the United States in the early- to mid-20th century. Dick’s 5 & 10 is one of the last five-and-dime stores still operating today. Dick’s 5 & 10’s has been at its current location since the early 1970s. The store is 10,000 square-feet, and its shelves are stocked with over 75,000 items! Wonder where the keep all their stock? Over Christmas break in 1981, Steve and a friend dug out a 400-square-foot addition to the basement stockrooms! You can shop ‘til you drop, but you can also take in one of several impressive collections housed at Dick’s 5 & 10, such as White River Arrowheads, WWII Aviation Prints, a 60-foot baseball “Wall of Fame,” and even a collection of antique washing machines! Founder Dick Hartley began his first collection in the store with the addition of a lone model airplane. In 1973 Dick’s became the first Branson merchant to produce souvenir t-shirts using a hot iron press. Dick would joke about his t-shirt-making productivity—4.3 shirts per minute! Dick’s Candy Emporium is second-to-none with over 1100 different kinds of candy and snacks, including hard-to-find, old-fashioned candy and over 100 different varieties of soda. In fact, Dick’s has sold enough flat taffy to stretch from downtown Branson to Silver Dollar City!  From ExploreBranson.com

Believe it or not the holiday season is officially upon us, which means there are hundreds of lights to be strung up, dozens of cookies to be baked,(or bought!) and more presents to wrap than you can count. Shopping for everyone you know isn't always easy, but luckily, finding thoughtful gifts for young Harry Potter fans is So easy, some might say, it's magic. (Sorry.) Nothing beats the look on their faces when they unwrap a present they're really excited about, and in the case of my niece, that means something related to Harry Potter. Like her aunt, my niece loves all things Harry Potter, which makes shopping for her so easy. From games to memorabilia to new Harry Potter stories,bags, and purses you will find a great supply of related gifts perfect for aspiring witches and wizards. If you need some ideas for the young fans in your life, stop by Dick's 5 & 10 in Historic Downtown Branson! #cindylovecreations Read more explorebranson.com

Dick’s 5 & 10 store has been a Branson shopping destination and downtown landmark for over 55 years. Many of our visitors remark that browsing our aisles brings back memories as they spot items they haven’t seen in years, while younger shoppers get excited about the huge selection of treasures they’ve never seen before. Even those who just stop in for a look around often find themselves spending an hour or more exploring. Dick’s 5 & 10 is definitely among the best shopping in Branson! Our History Dick’s 5 & 10 opened in downtown Branson in 1961, and while the city has changed in monumental ways in the 55 years since, the store remains a fixture in Branson shopping. It has changed locations only once, in 1970 when founder Dick Hartley was able to upgrade from his original 1500 sq ft store to the 10,000 sq ft location on Main Street that you see today. Dick’s vision for a variety store stocked with a little bit of everything lives on, as does his idea to make the store more interesting by decorating with one of a kind collections and antiques. Dick was the store’s sole employee for the first few years of operation and he continued working at Dick’s 5 & 10 until he passed away in 2006 at the age of 80. It continues to be a family business, withSteve Hartley and Dave Montgomery still instrumental in the store’s operation today.

Our very own Steve Hartley won the 2016 Branson Chamber of Commerce Spirit Award at the Chamber's Black Tie event!

Donna, Steve & Cindy travel to Dallas, each year, to explore and purchase latest, trending lawn & garden and outdoor entertaining merchandise.

Steve & Byron attend the yearly event in the state of New York getting ideas, purchasing inventory and, from the looks of it, having a fabulous time doing so.