Dollar Stores Struggle as Inflation Hits Low-Income Shoppers

Dollar stores like Dollar General and Dollar Tree are seeing slower sales growth and facing operational issues like understaffing and messy stores.

Poorer customers are cutting back on non-essential purchases to afford food amid high inflation.

The expiration of enhanced food stamp benefits has also hurt dollar stores.

Dollar Tree is closing 1,000 Family Dollar stores after struggling to integrate the chain.

Dollar General is making changes like cutting items in stores to try to boost profits again.