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Bookmark or Share- TG&Y: An Original Oklahoma Icon - AASLHThrough photographs, narrative, hands-on material, and loaned artifacts, TG&Y: An Original Oklahoma Icon revealed the history of a small town variety store in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, and how it emerged to become one of the most successful chain variety stores in the nation.
- History of TG&Y - TG&Y ReunionTG&Y was originally a partnership formed in the fall of 1935. Central Merchandise Company provided merchandise. In 1941, the partnership was converted into an Oklahoma Corporation, TG&Y Stores Company, Inc.
- TG&Y - WikipediaTG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States. At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 states.
- The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and CultureWith the philosophy of "have what people want at a price they can afford to pay," the T.G.&Y. corporation opened its first variety store in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1936 and expanded to 930 outlets nationwide by the 1980s.
- The Why of TG&Y - 405 MagazineSometimes, all it takes are three letters and an ampersand: TG&Y. It was the store where an entire generation shopped, and while, as its slogan once said, the chain eventually made a practice of “serving families coast to coast,” its humble beginnings were rooted deep in Oklahoma.
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