Posted on 04/11/2024 2:41:10 PM PDT by george76
No. The “five and tens” were better stores — actual department stores. They were nothing like dollar stores. The dining counter at Woolworth’s had excellent food!
Dollar General and Dollar Tree have decent greeting cards.
Dollar General has the best selection of Temptations cat treats (I know y’all are interested in that - LOL!).
If fan of Dollar Tree for body washes and shampoos for kids and vacations. I am shocked that brand name body washes are now like $9 and for $1.25 I find something that I like the scent I’d just as much.
I remember during the pandemic even the BJ’s Warehouse would have prices on the shelf but it would ring it differently at the register. PITA as they would make me go and get a photo of the price tag, or wait 10 minutes to find an employee to slowly walk to the other end of the store to find the price. I also don’t go there as much as it’s an inconvenience to wait for their incompetence.
Decades ago I worked for a big conglomerate with hundreds of retail outlets.
We did the financial analysis—and it was financial and very straightforward.
We did not ask the “why” questions—we just crunched the numbers.
The 5% of the stores with the lowest profitability (usually losses) were closed each year.
Easy Peasy—no need to overthink it.
STAY CLASSY!!
I’m at my Dollar Tree every other day!! LOVE IT!!
We have a Dollar General not far from us. I stop in
there regularly to get a bag of ice and Ice Cream.
“Dollar General seems to be doing fine.”
Wall Street seems to disagree with you. My DG stock has been a dog over the last year or so.
They used to sell overstock. You could get a $6 tube of toothpaste for a $1 at Dollar Tree.
Now, manufacturers are making product for the DT.
I stopped in a month ago to buy some cling wrap. Most boxes had little product. Same thing with paper pads. They used to sell a 3 pack. Now they split them into 3 individual pads. The savings isn't there anymore.
Pretty good description of the one I visit.
Dollar Tree just built a building and combined the local Family Dollar. Old Family Dollar building is vacant now
Dollar-fifty Tree
The Dollar General near me is also doing fine, but, their PRICES are NOT much different than Walmart and Kroger.. in many cases they are slightly higher comparatively speaking
I'm NOT complaining.. just saying "if you can't make a PROFIT then you can's afford to stay in business.
Kresges...
There are seven Dollar Trees in a 15-mile radius for me, and I hit each of them when I’m in each area. Each manager does things slightly differently. I rarely go to Family Dollar or Dollar General — they just don’t have the same appeal.
I grew especially fond of Dollar General in 2020 as all the other retailers were mask Nazis but the DG had a big sign out front, “If masks make you feel uncomfortable, do not wear them”.
Breathe free!
I have remained loyal to them ever since.
I found a way to make Walmart correct their price tags. The staff kept promising to fix the price tags, but they never did. They claimed they were understaffed. Months later, the price tags still weren’t corrected. So, I decided to perform some community service and “help” the staff. I started removing the incorrect price tags myself, crumpling them up, and pushing them to the back of the shelves. Soon afterward, the correct price tags would appear. I guess when the clerks are stocking a shelf, they notice the price tag is missing, and they must print a new one.
I’ve studiously avoided Family Dollar and Dollar Tree because I didn’t want to feel unfaithful to good ol’ Dollar General.
I was told this was because the chains were started by ex-spouses. The ex-husband would invest in traffic surveys, local market potential, stuff, and build a store after extensive research. Then the ex-wife would then build the competition right across the street.
Same with Lowes and Home Depot. Bitter divorces that expanded shopping choices for us.
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