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Labor

Report: Dollar General is a ‘severe violator’ of workplace safety rules

 By Heather Lalley on Mar. 29, 2023

OSHA confirmed it is discussing a settlement with the discounter after the fast-growing company has received more than $15.5 million in penalties for safety violations in recent years.

Retailers

Dollar General is 'leaning hard' into $1 items, private label

 By Heather Lalley on Mar. 16, 2023

The discounter, which posted disappointing Q4 results Thursday, said it is working to cater to increasingly cash-strapped shoppers with low-priced food, beverages and other items.

Fresh Food

Dollar Tree pauses egg sales

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 16, 2023

High prices prompted the deep discounter to take the staple off its shelves, according to a report, though egg prices are starting to decline nationwide.

Retailers

Dollar Tree opens test kitchen, plans launch of ‘hundreds’ of private-label items amid grocery push

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 01, 2023

The operator of Dollar Tree and Family Dollar expanded its offering of $3-$5 frozen and refrigerated foods, is adding thousands of cooler doors, started selling bread and ice, and said it sees “nothing but opportunity” in grocery.

Retailers

Dollar General now has 19K locations

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 30, 2023

The discounter, which opened its first store in 1955, has added about 1,000 new stores a year for the last decade.

Retailers

Ohio AG: Dollar General temporarily closes stores to fix pricing issues

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 27, 2023

The discounter briefly shuttered some of its stores in the state early Friday, a move the attorney general said was in response to his ongoing legal battles with the retailer. Dollar General, however, said computer issues were to blame.

Retailers

Dollar Tree names Rick Dreiling CEO

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 24, 2023

Mike Witynski, who had been with the discounter since 2010, is leaving the company. Dollar Tree shook up nearly its entire C-suite last summer.

Retailers

Ohio AG files temporary restraining order against Dollar General over ‘deceptive pricing’

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 12, 2023

Despite filing a lawsuit against the company in November, the state said the discount retailer continues to charge more at the register than the prices listed on its shelves.

Inflation

Seeing success, Dollar Tree doubles down on food

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 27, 2022

As grocery prices continue to soar, more shoppers are turning to Dollar Tree and its banner, Family Dollar, for groceries. And the extreme discounter is preparing for the deluge.

Retailers

Renewed focus on food and drink boosts Dollar Tree’s Q3

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 22, 2022

The discounter raised its financial outlook for the year, saying efforts to drive sales of consumables and focus on value are working.

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