A Guardian investigation reveals Dollar General and Family Dollar stores often fail to honor their shelf prices – charging more at checkout for everything from frying pans to Frosted Flakes On a ...

Dollar stores – the powerhouse format behind much of the store expansion across the U.S. over the past decade – have hit a bump in the road over recent times. Dollar General shares are down over 40% ...

The influx of dollar stores into the rural landscape can have a devastating effect on grocery stores and other small businesses in rural areas, research has found. When dollar stores move into a rural ...

Kathryn Snearly has been a devoted dollar store shopper for over a decade now. When she was a middle school Spanish teacher, she’d go to stock her classroom. “[I’d buy] pencil pouches, school supplies ...

On June 1, 1955, in Springfield, Ky., J.L. Turner and his son Cal Turner came up with a simple concept for a retail store: No item could cost more than $1. Their store, Dollar General, spread to other ...

After years of prolific growth, US dollar stores have hit a downturn. Dollar Tree (DLTR) shares plunged 20% Wednesday after the company cut its outlook for the rest of the year, citing “immense ...

There was a time when shopping at a dollar store had to be a cloak-and-dagger operation; duck in, duck out, no eye contact, and not a word about it to anyone. It wasn't just highbrow nonsense, either.

No one actually likes dollar stores. If you think you like them, think again. Maybe you like their prices. Maybe you like their convenience. But if money was disregarded, no one would actually choose ...

Dollar stores are a bargain hunter's dream, but the real surprise is how they manage to turn a profit while selling everything at prices that seem too good to be true. There's a strategy behind the ...

Families may be purchasing healthier options elsewhere, the study found. Dollar stores tend to sell less healthy food, but households that shop there appear to compensate by making healthier purchases ...

A consumer analyst says there's nothing wrong with purchasing groceries at the dollar store, but it's important to know what ...

Dollar stores are a favorite of frugal shoppers, and though they have a distinctly spartan feel, good buys can be found if they know where to look. But it isn’t only lower-income consumers looking for ...