Dollar General's messy stores are haunting the retailer as it takes a $95 million hit on inventory markdowns and deploys 'smart teams' to clean up

Dollar General is implementing markdowns and deploying special teams of employees to tackle excess inventory and clean up its messy stores, in an effort to improve sales and address cluttered aisles that have deterred middle-income shoppers.

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Dollar General shares tumble after it cuts forecasts, blaming a spending slump and theft

Major retailer Dollar General has revised its sales and profit forecast downwards for the year due to factors such as weaker consumer spending on non-essential purchases, inflation, and increasing theft, indicating a pullback in shopping by American consumers.