Posted on 09/06/2023 1:50:09 PM PDT by devane617
Dollar stores are one of the bright spots in America's ailing brick-and-mortar retail industry: These discount retailers will represent one-third of all new store openings in the U.S. this year. Their ubiquity, however, is prompting questions about their low-cost operations, impact on communities and worker safety.
The stores, which sell items for $1 each or slightly higher, provide communities with much-needed discount products, ranging from household staples like groceries to Halloween decorations. But workers and labor advocates are increasingly warning that the cheap items come at a price for their communities.
Some of these issues were raised after last month's racially motivated attack at a Jacksonville, Florida-based Dollar General store, when a White man killed a 19-year-old employee and two customers. All three victims were Black. The gunman took his own life. The incident occurred after the attacker had earlier driven to a Family Dollar store, according to Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, who noted that the man had previously worked at a Dollar Tree.
The shooter may have targeted dollar stores because "it doesn't appear that he wanted to face anyone who would cause him issues," said Waters said in a press conference last month.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
They should be ashamed for carrying merchandise with a low or even non existent resale value!
“Dollar stores haven’t ever limited themselves to items priced at or near one dollar.”
I do remember a few like that waaaaay back when they first opened in the 80s. Didn’t last very long though.
Also, almost immediately after they appeared, a few “99 cent” stores appeared to undercut them :)
Not their fault but when one moves into your neighborhood you probably live in Shitzville. All part of the plan.
Oh, I don’t know... I got a nice room for six bucks last week at the place where they keep the lights on for you.
Wait, wait, that was a cup of coffee at Starbucks. NM
And you are a “threat to democracy” for pointing it out. And probably a racist as well.
The writer has probably barely, if ever, been in a Dollar General or similar.
Dollar General has saved me possibly hundreds of dollars just on batteries. Their store brand lasts just as long as the high dollar brands and have never leaked in a single device.
Say what you will about these stores, but they are nowhere NEAR AS BAD as McDonald’s or Walmart. I would not be CAUGHT DEAD in either one.
Concern trolls at CBS are concerned...
Democrats hate dollar stores, Walmart, and Amazon because they’re non-union. Biden’s OSHA has been going after dollar stores and Amazon like crazy. The DOL hates them too.
Cars being stolen is the fault of the car companies so why not?
Never had any problem.
“Your ironic joke is noted and chuckled at.”
Cool, I like to make fun of the snobbish types who secretly go to Walmart and McDonalds...of which we know is most of the people here.
Costco is generally known for having quality store brands - and I’ve had lots of problems with their Kirkland batteries sulfating up. I’ll remember your comment the next time I need to load up.
Both are usually of acceptable quality for acceptable value.
This article has got to be the DUMBEST, most backward, upside down thinking in the history of journalism and Free Republic.
How does a low price on goods cause fights and robberies? Answer: They don’t.
This DISINFORMATION is just marxist CBS promoting Liberal Propaganda that they have promoted for decades that corporate America owes the poor people reparations because some white maniac, obviously insane, killed three black people WITH A GUN!
Directly or indirectly, the marxist media scum are taught to always blame guns and always blame capitalists and capitalism and white males! ALWAYS !!!
“OK, now I get it!”
tainting the jury pools
The Dollar General was up Kings Road from Edward Walters University.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/27/us/jacksonville-florida-shooting-sunday/index.html
The Edward Waters University security people scared the gunmsan off.
The gunman fled NW to the Dollar General.
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