PMmeURbeagles t1_j5hbs9c wrote on January 23, 2023 at 12:25 AM

Reply to comment by carcerdominus1313 in Dollar stores were the fastest-growing food retailers by household expenditure share between 2008 to 2020 according to Tufts University. While they still represent a small fraction of national household food purchases, they play an increasingly prominent role for disadvantaged and rural communities. by shiruken

And putting every small town grocer out of business as well.

VaultJumper t1_j5igf5r wrote on January 23, 2023 at 5:41 AM

In the part of Oklahoma my grandparents are in the local grocery was run into the ground long before the Dollar General showed up and now they are getting a dollar tree/family dollar. So it has been a boon to the town of Quinton.