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Retailers Lay Out a Downbeat Outlook as Inflation Squeezes Low-Income Shoppers

As many of America’s best-known retailers reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings this week, buoyed by shoppers who continued to spend through stubbornly high inflation, they all seemed to arrive at the […]




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As Dollar Stores Proliferate, Some Communities Say No

”We often take over vacant space in neighborhoods and areas that are already challenged, keeping centers and other adjacent businesses open and serving communities, especially those that are underserved,” Dollar […]




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Dollar Stores Hit a Pandemic Downturn

Sandra Beadling was fed up with the 70-hour workweeks, the delivery trucks running days behind schedule, and the wear and tear on her knees from all the stooping to restock […]