Dollar-stores overcharge cash-strapped customers while promising low prices
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs
#HackerNews #DollarStores #Overcharging #CashStrapped #Customers #LowPrices #ConsumerAwareness #EconomicInequality
The answer to the Guardian's question is exactly what you'd expect. The details are even more discouraging.
#food #DollarStores #FoodDeserts #HealthyEating
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/18/climate-diet-food-plan
Dollar General to pay $12 million in fines for workplace safety violations
Accountability when the president prioritizes worker and customer safety, #BidenBenefits
"Dollar General must correct any future safety violations regarding blocked exits or access to fire extinguishers and electrical panels within 48 hours — or face fines of up to $500,000 per violation"
#JohnOliver covered #DollarStores - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM
35,000 dollar stores in the US
Study: #DollarStores’ Entry Into #RuralCommunities Adds to #Rural #Grocery Challenges
NEW #OHIO STORIES:
Ohio pursues legal action against #oil and #gas waste company due to allegedly storing illegal excess quantities of #brine and #drilling waste at local facility
Imprisoned ex-#OhioSpeaker #Householder indicted on 10 new charges
Former $Democrat #DennisKucinich running for #Congress as an #independent
Ohio has been a bellwether and a battleground: What is it telling us now?
Why Ohio #communities are turning down #dollarstores
https://flipboard.com/@dustcircle/ohio-rights-and-reports-0a0eth61y
How #dollarstores exacerbated #American #fooddeserts — and what it means when they leave them
#FamilyDollar, #DollarTree Sued for Selling #Unsafe #Meds and Other Products
https://progressivegrocer.com/family-dollar-dollar-tree-sued-selling-unsafe-meds-and-other-products
#health #wellness #dollarstores
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