Friend of mine got a $75,000 loan from a bank to start a dollar store. He understood they were doing well in the economy. A lot of days, he was lucky to have $60 in sales. Once in awhile $100 - $200. Not profit, just sales.
Now he’s in an older, cheaper location. His sales are about the same. There are probably some days he doesn’t see $30. I haven’t talked to him in months or been to his store. I’ll have to drop by one of these days. Just to see if he’s still there.
We get many pretty decent household cleaning liquids and sprays for a buck at dollar store. Not major brands but most seem to work ok ( gotta test spray before buying aerosols!). Prices at regular stores 3 to 7 dineros per. So a dollar store can be useful - go visit your friend !