As the chain opens stores at the rate of three a day across the U.S., often in the heart of ‘food deserts’, some see Dollar General as an admission that a town is failing.
How Dollar General Took Over Rural America
This is an interesting take on the dollar store craze. We have one (don’t think it is a Dollar General, maybe a Dollar Tree?) by us here in St. Paul, but the economics are probably very different than in the above story. The article covers two small towns that made different decisions on allowing the store. The first town made some financial bets that didn’t pay off and the second one didn’t want to make the same mistake.
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Bigger is not always better!