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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Dollar stores are supposed to do well regardless of the economy. Turns out, that's not true.

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Dollar stores have run into trouble lately after years of doing well regardless of the economy.

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Dollar General is taking a key strategy from Costco as it aims to lower costs

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Dollar General is cutting back its product selection to simplify operations at its stores.

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Dollar General is taking checkout back out of your hands because of theft

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Dollar General is cutting self-checkout at hundreds of stores.

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Dollar Tree will sell items for $7, straying further from its single-price model

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Dollar Tree will sell $7 items this year, including food, pet care, and personal care.

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Dollar store chains would be prohibited from opening stores within one mile of each other if a proposed Chicago law passes

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A proposed law in Chicago would limit new dollar store openings.

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About 60 cities and towns have restricted dollar store openings since 2018, a new report says

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A black-and-yellow Dollar General sign hangs above a store in Maryland as seen from between yellow shopping carts in the parking lot.
Dollar General and Dollar Tree have faced opposition to new stores in several dozen communities.

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Dollar stores are the new hot spot for beauty dupes

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The photographer holds a two-ounce jar of Watermelon Sleeping Mask, packaged in a small box, in the beauty aisle of a Dollar General store in Ohio.
Dollar General and Dollar Tree are getting attention on TikTok for their dupes of well-know beauty products.

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Dollar General is having its own self-checkout reckoning

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Dollar General said it would adding more employees to the front of its stores.

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Dollar General is overcharging customers at checkout in several states, according to lawsuits and customers

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Dollar General shoppers and employees say the retail chain is overcharging customers even after facing lawsuits from several states.

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