Dollar stores make up almost half of store openings
- By Jay
- The Cookout
- 9 Replies
This is actually quite troubling and shows the economic decline going on in the USA. Out here in California we have a ton of Dollar Trees and the grocery section is saddening. I remember I saw steaks at one, I was like hell no! I wonder how does the government think this is sustainable...COL constantly rising so Americans are forced to pay >30% on living expenses and with the rest having to shop at discount retailers. It can't keep going, there's a clear floor to this and I don't think it's UBI.
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While dollar stores sometimes fill a need in cash-strapped communities, growing evidence suggests these stores are not merely a byproduct of economic distress. They’re a cause of it. In small towns and urban neighborhoods alike, dollar stores are triggering the closure of grocery stores, eliminating jobs, and further eroding the prospects of the vulnerable communities they target.”