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'Penny shoppers' are finding hidden $0.01 deals at Dollar General — and it's a sign of a larger problem for the discount chain

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A Dollar General store and a receipt with $0.01 priced items
Dollar General shoppers are searching stores for items that cost $0.01 each, thanks to an inventory policy and the stores' messy state.

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I went to Five Below for the first time and it was immediately clear why Gen Z loves it

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Five Below mimics the low prices of a dollar store, but the range of products is much wider than at Dollar General and Dollar Tree.

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Dollar General's troubles have snowballed into cluttered aisles and stores forced to close by fire marshals. Employees tell us what went wrong.

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Dollar General stores, such as this one in Maryland, are overrun with unpacked merchandise sitting in aisles. Workers have said cuts to their hours are part of the problem.
Dollar General stores, such as this one in Maryland, are overrun with unpacked merchandise sitting in aisles. Workers have said cuts to their hours are part of the problem.

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I shopped at a Dollar General food 'market' for the first time. I wouldn't go back unless it was my only choice.

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Alex Bitter, the reporter who wrote this piece, wears sunglasses and a light jacket while posing in the parking lot of a DG Market in Maryland.
The reporter in front of a DG Market in Maryland.

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Dollar General has close to 20,000 stores across the US. Here's how it keeps prices so low.

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Dollar General deals.

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Family Dollar is making its shelves even taller so that it can fit hundreds more products in its 'chaotic' stores

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Dollar Tree is 'aggressively expanding' the number of its stores that sell higher-priced items, and says customers aren't deterred

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A woman shops at the Dollar Tree store where $1.25 price tags are now posted on the shelves, in Alhambra, California, December 10, 2021.
Dollar Tree began putting up its prices from $1 to $1.25 in fall 2021.

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Dollar General wants to be your bank

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Dollar General is pushing into financial services

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