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Dollar General store briefly shuts down after entire staff quits over 7-day work weeks, 'lack of appreciation'
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Dollar General store briefly shuts down after entire staff quits over ...
Quick Glance: Dollar General Closes Briefly as Entire Staff Quits Over Overwork, Lack of Appreciation
  • A Dollar General store in Wisconsin was forced to briefly shut down after its entire workforce quit, citing seven-day workweeks and a “lack of appreciation.”

  • The store manager and six other employees left, leaving a sign on the door thanking customers and explaining the reasons for their departure.

  • Issues of food waste and donation policies were also raised by the former staff, highlighting discrepancies between company policies and actual practices.

  • Despite a three-hour closure, Dollar General swiftly addressed staffing issues and reopened the store, emphasizing a commitment to employee well-being and customer service.
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Dollar General is rolling back self-checkout in thousands of stores: Dollar General is the latest retailer to backtrack on self-checkout.
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Dollar General is rolling back self-checkout in thousands of stores
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Discount grocers smell opportunity amid rising prices: Aldi and Dollar General plan massive expansions across the United States, and rivals have ambitions of ...
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Discount grocers smell opportunity amid rising prices
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Fabrics retailer Joann has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy: The company plans to keep its website and more than 800 U.S. stores open
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Fabrics retailer Joann has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Quick Glance: Joann Files Bankruptcy Due to Consumer Decline
  • The fabric and crafting retailer Joann Inc. took the step to file for bankruptcy as it faced challenges in sustaining its financial obligations following a period of decreased sales after the pandemic lockdowns.

  • Following the bankruptcy proceedings, the Hudson, Ohio-based chain is set to transition to private ownership under the supervision of specific creditors and industry stakeholders, as indicated in an official company statement.

  • Having previously managed to reduce its debt outside of court in 2020, the retail chain found itself grappling with supply chain disruptions and inflation, prompting consumers to scale back on discretionary spending.

  • The legal proceedings for this matter are under the designation of JOANN Inc., 24-10418, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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Dollar Tree to raise prices again in 2024: Shoppers at Dollar Tree could soon end up with sticker shock.
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Dollar Tree to raise prices again in 2024
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"Food deserts" in the USA: where there is more Pepsi than paprika: In poorer rural regions of the USA, there is often a lack of fresh and healthy food ...
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Nordstrom stock surged 10% because the retailer might go private: Nordstrom's push to go private, which follows a failed one in 2018, comes as consumers remain ...
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Nordstrom stock surged 10% because the retailer might go private
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Dollar General averaged a new NC store opening every nine days last year. That’s normal.
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Dollar General averaged a new NC store opening every nine days last year ...
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Dollar General and Dollar Tree Price Bumps Don’t Make Sense: Gambling on patrons with plumper paychecks may increase sales for a while, but it’s risky long-term.
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Dollar General and Dollar Tree Price Bumps Don’t Make Sense
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Dollar General taking key strategy from Costco to lower costs: Dollar General is slashing the number of of unique items it sells with the expectation that ...
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Dollar General taking key strategy from Costco to lower costs
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Target's new policy limiting its self-checkout lanes to customers with 10 items or fewer comes after other retailers such as Dollar General and Walmart reduced ...
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Virginia-based Dollar Tree to close 1,000 locations: Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year and 370 Family ...
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Virginia-based Dollar Tree to close 1,000 locations
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The most reliable retailer to charge an EV in America? IKEA: The Swedish furniture store is the only retailer with electric vehicle chargers at nearly every U.S ...
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The most reliable retailer to charge an EV in America? IKEA
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Target has a plan to take down Dollar General and Walmart: The struggling retail chain wants to bring the "Tar-Jay" magic to a very competitive space.
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Target has a plan to take down Dollar General and Walmart
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Letters: Supreme Court ruling restoring Trump to ballots cancels the 14th Amendment
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Letters: Supreme Court ruling restoring Trump to ballots cancels the 14th ...
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We love dollar stores. But here’s what can happen when they move in: study: Dollar stores have proliferated in recent years, and a study has found they ...
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We love dollar stores. But here’s what can happen when they move in: study
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Target creates its cheapest in-store brand as consumers are squeezed: Target is taking aim at budget-conscious customers with a new value brand with prices for ...
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Target creates its cheapest in-store brand as consumers are squeezed
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The self-checkout kiosk horror show could be nearing its end: A growing number of stores are backpedaling on the machines.
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The self-checkout kiosk horror show could be nearing its end
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Chicago dollar stores to face new restrictions following council vote: The council voted 42-7 to pass the ordinance, which blocks dollar store companies from ...
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Chicago dollar stores to face new restrictions following council vote
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Lawyers for ex-Harris County deputy withdraw speedy trial request: A former Harris County sheriff’s sergeant charged with murder has withdrawn his request for a ...
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Lawyers for ex-Harris County deputy withdraw speedy trial request
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The $50 Device That Turns Handguns Into Automatic Weapons: Illegal Glock switches made on 3-D printers modify pistols to fire like machine guns ...
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The $50 Device That Turns Handguns Into Automatic Weapons
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Target takes lesson from dollar stores with new Dealworthy brand: Retail giant unveils discount product line starting at less than $1
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Target takes lesson from dollar stores with new Dealworthy brand
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Retail Roundup: Dollar General’s fresh fruits and veggies; a jeweler’s deep discounts; a new organic bedding store
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Retail Roundup: Dollar General’s fresh fruits and veggies; a jeweler’s ...
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Florida Dollar General reopens months after the racially motivated killing of 3 Black people
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Florida Dollar General reopens months after the racially motivated killing ...
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Byte-Sized AI: GXO's Warehouse Robots; Dollar General's Inventory AI: GXO teamed up with Dexterity for warehouse robots; the UK expanded its supply chain tech ...
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Byte-Sized AI: GXO's Warehouse Robots; Dollar General's Inventory AI
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Kroger ends unpopular checkout policy after customer pushback: The retailer has faced the same problems as Walmart, Dollar General, and Target but tried to solve ...
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Kroger ends unpopular checkout policy after customer pushback
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Tax-Refund Season Is Starting. Walmart and Dollar General Stand to Gain.: A decline in the average size of tax refunds hurt Walmart and other retailers last year ...
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Tax-Refund Season Is Starting. Walmart and Dollar General Stand to Gain.
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Man makes hole in Dollar General wall to steal thousands in items from store, TN cops say
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Man makes hole in Dollar General wall to steal thousands in items from ...
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Chicago aldermen considering new restrictions on where dollar stores can be built
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Chicago aldermen considering new restrictions on where dollar stores can ...
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What it's like to shop at Dollar General's DG Market: Dollar General has spent years opening DG Market stores, which it says have fresh produce and more grocery ...
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What it's like to shop at Dollar General's DG Market
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Richmond man charged in Dollar General homicide, connected to other robberies: Mark Palmer, 60, of Richmond, has been charged with homicide and multiple counts ...
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Richmond man charged in Dollar General homicide, connected to other ...
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Florida Dollar General Opens For The First Time Since Racist Gunman Killed 3 Black People Last August 
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Florida Dollar General Opens For The First Time Since Racist Gunman Killed ...
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Stocks went gangbusters in 2023. Here are the biggest winners and losers: Wall Street hit record high after record high in 2023, a year investors had feared ...
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Stocks went gangbusters in 2023. Here are the biggest winners and losers
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Odd comment from Dollar General customer leads to human remains in woods, NC cops say
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Odd comment from Dollar General customer leads to human remains in woods ...
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Dollar General follows Target and Walmart in anti-theft move: The discount retailer has made a big change designed to cut down on shoplifting.
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Dollar General follows Target and Walmart in anti-theft move
Quick Glance: Retailers React to Shoplifting with Innovative Measures
  • Related: Amazon, Walmart, and Target have a hidden returns policy

  • Shoplifting remains a persistent issue for retailers like Walmart and Target

  • Dollar General opts for personalized solutions similar to some Target and Walmart locations

  • Dollar General favors people-light models in its stores
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Goldman names its favorite retail stock and others it likes in 2024: Goldman expects retailers such as Target to offset pricing pressure with market share gains ...
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Goldman names its favorite retail stock and others it likes in 2024
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Dollar General has a plan to cut retail theft (you won’t like it): The retailer has been facing the same issues Target, Walmart, and Walgreens have been ...
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Dollar General has a plan to cut retail theft (you won’t like it)
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Shopper discovers skull near Dollar General, NC cops say. It belonged to missing man
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Shopper discovers skull near Dollar General, NC cops say. It belonged to ...
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Proposed Dollar General store stirs up controversy in Sauk County: Village of Plain hardware store says Dollar General could wipe out much of its business.
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Proposed Dollar General store stirs up controversy in Sauk County
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Victims' families sue Dollar General, gunman's parents in racially-motivated Florida store shooting
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Victims' families sue Dollar General, gunman's parents in ...
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Dollar General, Academy Sports and More Retailers Opening New Stores in 2024 and Beyond
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Dollar General, Academy Sports and More Retailers Opening New Stores in ...
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What grocery stores are open on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day? See hours in Columbus
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What grocery stores are open on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day? See hours ...
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Gunfire in west Birmingham leaves 1 dead in Dollar General parking lot: The fatal shooting happened at 2:32 p.m. in the 2300 block of Warrior Road.
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Gunfire in west Birmingham leaves 1 dead in Dollar General parking lot
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Britney Spears' Mom Shops at Dollar General After Claims She Sold Britney's Items
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Britney Spears' Mom Shops at Dollar General After Claims She Sold ...
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John Oliver Names The Most ‘Monumentally S**tty’ Retail Stores In America: The host of "Last Week Tonight" reveals the worst places to both shop and work in ...
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John Oliver Names The Most ‘Monumentally S**tty’ Retail Stores In America
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US retailers stuck with excess stock offer bargains as holiday season nears: As the holiday shopping season approaches, major U.S. retailers from Dollar General ...
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US retailers stuck with excess stock offer bargains as holiday season ...
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Adobe and Figma: Why the deal really fell through: Adobe was on the verge of acquiring Figma. But the $20 billion deal fell through - and Adobe's Genera
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Adobe and Figma: Why the deal really fell through
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Widow of murdered Doller General employee mourns "perfect gentleman.": The widow of Kamarr Hall spoke about the love between her and her former husband ...
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Widow of murdered Doller General employee mourns "perfect gentleman ...
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Family Dollar might close stores, relocate and rebrand others: Dollar Tree CEO: A review of Family Dollar stores could lead to closures, Dollar Tree CEO Richard ...
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Family Dollar might close stores, relocate and rebrand others: Dollar Tree ...
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Electric motors: GM apparently wants to use iron nitride magnets - Golem.de: General Motors has teamed up with Niron Magnetics on a new electric motor magnet ...
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Electric motors: GM apparently wants to use iron nitride magnets - Golem ...
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As the cornerstone of Ardmore industry closes, can the town survive?: Michelin says 1,400 people will eventually lose their jobs by the time the Ardmore plant ...
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As the cornerstone of Ardmore industry closes, can the town survive?
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Dollar General is overcharging shoppers at checkout, according to state governments and customers
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Dollar General is overcharging shoppers at checkout, according to state ...
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'Last Week Tonight' Host John Oliver Dings Apple TV+ Saying Streamer Is "Where Celebrities Go To Hide"
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'Last Week Tonight' Host John Oliver Dings Apple TV+ Saying Streamer Is ...