J. J. Newberry

J. J. Newberry
Company typeVariety store, Five and dime
Founded1911 (1911) in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
FounderJohn Josiah Newberry
Defunct2002 (2002)
FateBankrupt and Liquidated
SuccessorDollar Zone (2001–02)
Area served
Northeast, Southwest, West Coast, United States, Canada
ParentMcCrory Stores Corporation (1972–2002)
SubsidiariesJ. J. Newberry Canadian, Ltd.

J. J. Newberry's was an American five and dime store chain. It was founded in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1911 by John Josiah Newberry (1877–1954). J. J. Newberry learned the variety store business by working in stores for 17 years between 1894 and 1911. There were seven stores in the chain by 1918.