dollar stores

Disrespect from dollar stores

What is it with dollar stores? Dollar Tree has yet again been hit with a fine for safety violations. The...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Survey shows dollar stores converging with traditional grocery and mass retail

• Deep discount retailers like Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar are poised to capture even more food and...

2 years ago 6 minute read

Dollar General opens 3 stores a day

Forbes magazine is breathless about Dollar General BB #:172794. A recent feature article tells us that the chain is spreading...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Don’t discount the dollar store

While I may live in one of the most enviable places in the world for grocery shoppers—Austin, TX, a place...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Dollar Stores: Beyond the dollar

As dollar stores experiment with new formats and fresh product lineups, they’re also exploring higher price points that would allow...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar Stores: Messaging and exposure

A major challenge for dollar retailers is many consumers, both regulars and new, often don’t realize the stores even carry...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar Stores: Positives and Negatives

Two of the biggest challenges for dollar stores in the produce category are controlling costs and shrink. Bill Bishop, chief...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Dollar Stores: Explaining their growth

While there are a number of factors spurring the growth of dollar stores, including lower prices and their proximity to...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar Stores: Why they’re selling fresh

Fresh produce, while a difficult category under the dollar-store business model, can be beneficial for retailers and suppliers alike from...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Dollar Stores: Who are they?

Most shoppers in the dollar retail sphere are familiar with the top competitors: Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and Family Dollar....

3 years ago 4 minute read

Dollar Stores and Fresh Produce: A winning strategy?

Dollar stores are a force to be reckoned with, boasting more than 34,000 locations and counting. Most stores are under...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar General clears path to fresh produce self-distribution

Dollar General BB #:172794 wrapped up the initial rollout of its DG Fresh initiative, which clears the company to focus...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Dollar, discounters lead new store openings in U.S.

Nearly half of the planned store openings in the U.S. are dollar stores. That’s according to a recent report from...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar General accelerates produce initiatives, aims for fresh produce in more than 1,000 stores in 2020

Goodlettsville, TN-based Dollar General BB #:172794 had another strong quarter, posting the best same-store sales increase the company has had...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar store competition in food is small but growing

LAS VEGAS—Grocery store closures were the highest in 20 years in 2019—but that wasn’t true for one segment of retail....

5 years ago 2 minute read

Study finds equal quality fresh foods at dollar stores

As deep discount stores, so-called “dollar stores,” add more fresh food to their lineup, a new study by the University...

6 years ago 2 minute read

NGA: How to compete with dollar stores

SAN DIEGO – Dollar stores present serious competition to independent retailers, increasingly in food, but there are a few key...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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