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Dollar Tree increases maximum price of items in stores nationwide: Dollar Tree announced recently that it would raise the maximum price of its products ...
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Dollar Tree increases maximum price of items in stores nationwide
Quick Glance: Dollar Tree Increases Max Price to $7, Attracts Higher Income Shoppers
  • Dollar Tree plans to raise the price cap in its stores to $7 as announced in a quarterly report in March.

  • The demographics of Dollar Tree customers trend towards higher income brackets, with an increasing proportion of individuals earning over $125,000 per year.

  • The company intends to close approximately 600 locations under the Family Dollar brand this year, as well as an additional 400 locations over the coming years.

  • Dollar Tree opened 641 new stores in the previous fiscal year and currently operates 16,774 stores across 48 states and five Canadian provinces.
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Dollar Tree raising prices for most expensive items: Executives for the company said that the demographics of their customers had been changing to include higher ...
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Dollar Tree raising prices for most expensive items
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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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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 making big changes to its self-checkout system: Dollar General said that the move is designed to reduce “shrink” -- a blanket term that refers ...
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Dollar General is making big changes to its self-checkout system
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Dollar Tree and Family Dollar to close nearly 1,000 discount stores: Dollar Tree bought struggling Family Dollar in 2015 for $8.5 billion.
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Dollar Tree and Family Dollar to close nearly 1,000 discount stores
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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 will close almost 1,000 Family Dollar stores — and the stock is sinking fast
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Dollar Tree will close almost 1,000 Family Dollar stores — and the stock ...
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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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These major retailers are closing stores across the US. What Arizona shoppers need to know
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These major retailers are closing stores across the US. What Arizona ...
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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 Tree is closing Family Dollar stores nationwide as list of shuttering retail locations grows
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Dollar Tree is closing Family Dollar stores nationwide as list of ...
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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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WA Poison Center issues alert over some cinnamon products : Unsafe levels of lead were found in Supreme Tradition ground cinnamon sold at Dollar Tree and Family ...
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WA Poison Center issues alert over some cinnamon products
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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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Higher-income Americans are still flocking to discount stores to escape inflation — and for a ‘sense of adventure’
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Higher-income Americans are still flocking to discount stores to escape ...
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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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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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Family Dollar faces new allegations of product contamination: Family Dollar and its parent company Dollar Tree are facing new allegations that the discount chain ...
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Family Dollar faces new allegations of product contamination
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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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Target launches new dollar-store-style budget brand: Target's new Dealworthy range includes a selection of household items, apparel, and electronics ...
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Target launches new dollar-store-style budget brand
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Mom shares heartwarming moment cashier helped daughter during 'meltdown': Mary Ann Hedderson’s TikTok video of Dollar Tree assistant manager Fatimah Leftwich ...
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Mom shares heartwarming moment cashier helped daughter during 'meltdown'
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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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Family sues applesauce maker, Dollar Tree over claims of lead in fruit pouches: The parents claim that both of their young children developed lead poisoning that ...
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Family sues applesauce maker, Dollar Tree over claims of lead in fruit ...
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Gen Z Interior designer: What to get + what not to buy at Dollar Tree: As a Gen Z interior designer, I think one of the best things to get at Dollar Tree is a ...
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Gen Z Interior designer: What to get + what not to buy at Dollar Tree
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Parents Of Lead-Exposed Children Sue WanaBana And Dollar Tree Over Contaminated Apple Cinnamon Food Pouches
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Parents Of Lead-Exposed Children Sue WanaBana And Dollar Tree Over ...
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Things not to buy at Dollar Tree, according to former employee: I used to work at Dollar Tree and I really enjoy shopping there, but the chain has a few products ...
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Things not to buy at Dollar Tree, according to former employee
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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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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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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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60 cities have restricted Dollar General, Dollar Tree openings: report: Roughly 60 towns and cities since 2018 have tried to prevent Dollar General and Dollar ...
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60 cities have restricted Dollar General, Dollar Tree openings: report
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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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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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Dollar Tree and Family Dollar partner with Legacy Motor Club: Legacy Motor Club has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Dollar Tree and Family Dollar.
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Dollar Tree and Family Dollar partner with Legacy Motor Club
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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 ...