Posted 3/17/2024, 4:00:00 PM
Family Dollar to Close 1,000 Stores, Exacerbating Food Access Issues for Millions
- Family Dollar plans to close 1,000 stores due to issues like increased shoplifting, inflation, and reduced SNAP benefits for customers
- Closures will heavily impact rural and urban food deserts where dollar stores double as grocers
- 28 million Americans reported food scarcity in 2022 amid inflation and changes to SNAP
- People in food deserts are more likely to experience food insecurity with limited access to grocers
- Dollar stores deter full-service grocers from opening and push out existing ones, leaving fewer healthy options
