Dollar Stores
Dollar Tree Inks $1 Billion Deal for Family Dollar Chain
Dollar Tree's sale of the Family Dollar banner to Brigade Capital and Macellum Capital will result in $804…
Dollar General Tests Same-Day Delivery in 75 Stores, Could Expand to ‘Thousands’
Same-day delivery could help DG better compete with Walmart, which has seen its own delivery capabilities…
Is Dollar General Again The Target Of An Activist?
Dollar General said TRC Capital Investment Corp. commenced an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer for up to 1.5…
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Value Consumers: Some Are Trading Down, But Others Are Trading Up
Price rollbacks by Walmart and Target could have shoppers who traded down to dollar stores taking a second…
Dollar General Sees Stock Tumble, Faces Fire from Labor Group
Step Up Louisiana said despite Dollar General's positive outlook on employee experience, it needs to improve…
Five Below Is Expanding Shrink Mitigation Efforts
Five Below's trade-down customers offset a slowdown from lower-income shoppers, while shrink mitigation…
Dollar Tree Closing 150 More Stores As It Eyes Family Dollar Sale
Dollar Tree's closing 150 more stores this year, shrink has stabilized and the Family Dollar review includes…
Dollar General Still Has a Shrink Problem
Dollar General saw apparel sales decline in Q1 amid an increase from the trade-down shopper, while profits…
NOLA Workers to Protest Against Dollar Store Companies
Step Up Louisiana has planned several actions to protest against Dollar General and other discount stores…
Shrink Contributed to 99 Cents’ Demise, And So Did An LBO
99 Cents' leveraged balance sheet from an LBO lowered its ability to handle shrink, rising operating costs…
What 99 Cents Shutdown Says About the Retail Landscape
The shut down of 99 Cents stores reflects a shifting retail landscape amid inflation and retailers eyeing…
Discount, Deep Value Drive New Retail Openings
While there have been almost 5,400 store openings in 2023 thus far, less than half have any connection to…
Early Signs Suggest Consumers Are Tapped Out
Earnings from Walmart and Target compound other data pointing to a consumer thinking twice about spending on…
Walmart, Kmart Close Doors as Dollar Stores Expand: Week Ahead
Walmart and Kmart are shutting stores while dollar stores are adding locations, signaling what might lie…
Inflation Investigation: How High and Who’s at Risk?
Shopping online for clothing costs a whole lot more. Find out what's happening with inflation and which…