
Dollar Stores Are Leeching the Economic Vitality of Communities Across the U.S.
The Strong Towns Podcast
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The Dollar Store Model
It's very clear that the product offering at a dollar store is going to be different than that of a grocery store too. I know enough to know that there are high margin and low margin products. And so when they skim that 15% off of your sales or they take 20% of your business, they're taking the stuff that's most important in terms of your ability to actually cover cost and putting you in the red.
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