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re: Family Dollar is about to close nearly 1,000 stores.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:47 pm to Ghost of Colby
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:47 pm to Ghost of Colby
Surprised Walmart didn't jump in on this business model, surely they have more buying power than the dollar stores.
With their logistical structure, seems like it would have been an easy leap.
With their logistical structure, seems like it would have been an easy leap.
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Posted on 3/13/24 at 11:21 pm to Ghost of Colby
They should do self checkout.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 11:25 pm to Ghost of Colby
Not good for the poors, less jobs and less places to steal from.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 11:46 pm to Ghost of Colby
There are 29 DG's in a 30 mile radius of my house, literally. And they are building one of those FD/DT hybrid stores 6 miles from my house. We used to have little country stores out where I live at nearly every road crossing. There is only one left. Sad.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:10 am to SidewalkTiger
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Surprised Walmart didn't jump in on this business model, surely they have more buying power than the dollar stores.
Always surprises me at the assumptions so many people make.
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Dollar General has a smaller selection of products in its stores. It stocks, on average, between 10,000 to 12,000 unique products or SKUs, while a supercenter like Walmart would have around 60,000 SKUs, for example.
Carrying a limited number of items gives Dollar General more buying power with its suppliers as it buys fewer types of products in bulk.
Business Insider link
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:24 am to Brummy
There’s a Family Dollar near my office that closed back in August, they’re added on to the building, nearly doubling its size, and are opening one of these Family Dollar/Dollar Tree combos any day now. I’m quite curious to see what exactly the difference is. Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:31 am to Ghost of Colby
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and discount competition like Temu have also impacted their sales.
Calling bs on this part. The only reason anyone goes to a dollar store is because they have positioned themselves to be convenient, especially in more rural areas. You go there for something you need quickly. Temu is for cheap shite that you can wait a month to get.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:36 am to YOURADHERE
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opening one of these Family Dollar/Dollar Tree combos any day now. I’m quite curious to see what exactly the difference is.
They should do this with all the stores and shorten the name to Family Dollar Tree. Everything you could get at Dollar Tree for 1.25, plus other items at Family Dollar prices.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 7:00 am
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:37 am to medium rare
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It's wild how many dollar generals there are in the rural South. You can drive like 10 miles and see 3 houses but 5 dollar general stores.
And they all do well.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 6:56 am to holmesbr
I've been in Family Dollar stores long enough to buy CD's.
Last year they had new wrapped CD's for one or two dollars. And they were good titles like Van Halen, KISS, Pink Floyd, Beatles.
They don't have them anymore.
Last year they had new wrapped CD's for one or two dollars. And they were good titles like Van Halen, KISS, Pink Floyd, Beatles.
They don't have them anymore.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:19 am to concrete_tiger
Exactly, I have a cabin in a very rural town in middle Tennessee. They just converted to the combo type style store, it’s ok. It used to be a Fred’s which I really liked, I miss my Fred’s, haha.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:41 am to concrete_tiger
They literally have a family dollar /dollar tree combo store ( aka dolla holler) across the street from a dollar general near me. They also have 3 dollar stores in a 15 mile stretch.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 7:42 am to MrLSU
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do not believe this to be accurate as I have not seen any video on WorldStar showing theft at a Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, or Dollar General.
Its not flash mob thefts worthy of worldstar
Trash just pick up a few items and walk out nonchalantly. It is their daily shopping.
This post was edited on 3/14/24 at 7:43 am
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:09 am to Ghost of Colby
They hire all their employees at the National Hide and Seek finals
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:27 am to holmesbr
There's a DG Market and a Family Dollar in the nearest little town to me (200 people). The DG Market is nicer, and has a reasonable food selection. The Family Dollar was first, and it is not as nice. But, there is stuff you can buy. It is nice to not have to drive a distance if you run out of a basic item.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:34 am to Ghost of Colby
600 stores? so all the ones in south Monroe.
Posted on 3/14/24 at 8:58 am to Ghost of Colby
Posted on 3/18/24 at 9:14 pm to Tarps99
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They should do this with all the stores and shorten the name to Family Dollar Tree. Everything you could get at Dollar Tree for 1.25, plus other items at Family Dollar prices.
Not quite true, the Dollar Tree selection is compromised. Can't get my $1.25 Brim's Red Hot skins at the combo store, they're selling big brands at the regular prices in the Family Dollar section. I'm sure there are other examples, but this is the one that impacts me.
Posted on 3/18/24 at 9:26 pm to SidetrackSilvera
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quote: the new side by side store formats that have both FD and DT in the same building I've driven past these but not gone in one. What is the point of this? Are the two that different?
If you had posted this on a large screen in the hernia op recovery room over 80% of the patients would have to back in to get sown up again.
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Posted on 3/18/24 at 9:44 pm to medium rare
Dollar General is a fierce competitor to Walmart. Walmart started building more neighborhood markets and less supercenters
They are like roaches, I've seen them in rural communities between populations of 50 and 100.
They are like roaches, I've seen them in rural communities between populations of 50 and 100.
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