Dollar General just showed how bad things are for budget-conscious shoppers

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A customer shops at a Dollar General store on March 17, 2022 in Vallejo, California.

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A Walgreens employee describes routine theft at his store — and how he's not allowed to stop it

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A Walgreens employee said his store is doing little to combat theft, including by repeat offenders.

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Some Walmart and Walgreens stores are locking up so much stuff that delivery workers are avoiding them

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Stores like Walgreens and Walmart lock up a range of goods at their stores.

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Locked-up merchandise is turning off shoppers at CVS, Walgreens, and other big drugstores

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Tide laundry detergent bottles with a security locking system to prevent theft at a CVS pharmacy in Queens, New York.

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Americans are still having a lot of stuff delivered from DoorDash and Uber, and it shows how much we'll pay for convenience

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An Uber Eats driver on the job.

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Photos of trucks full of leaking detergent and spoiled food reveal a big challenge for Family Dollar

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Dollar Tree is considering a sale of Family Dollar.

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Rite Aid is closing even more stores in 2024. See if yours is on the list.

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Rite Aid is planning to close more stores in 2024.

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Amazon Fresh is trying to remind customers it's not just a fancy returns point

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Some Amazon Fresh patrons are using the stores to return things they bought on Amazon.com.

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Dollar General has shut down self-checkout at a whooping 12,000 stores in the last few months. Here's why.

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Dollar General has cut thousands of self-checkout locations to fight theft.

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T.J. Maxx is making some employees wear cameras to catch shoplifters

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Some store employees at T.J. Maxx have to wear body cameras.

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