The High Cost Of Dollar Stores: The Bargain Retailers Are Popping Up Everywhere

Jean Ann Thomas Boottley has shopped at Family Food Center in Toledo, Ohio, since she was four years old. But today, the 58-year-old worries dollar stores are now threatening this local staple. At the start of 2022, dollar stores together operated more than 34,000 stores nationwide, that's more...

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Published inNBC Nightly News
Main Authors Snow, Kate, Essamuah, Zinhle
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LanguageEnglish
Published New York CQ Roll Call 09.04.2023
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Cameras
Dollar stores
Food deserts
Grocery stores
Neighborhoods
United States > US
Ohio
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Summary:Jean Ann Thomas Boottley has shopped at Family Food Center in Toledo, Ohio, since she was four years old. But today, the 58-year-old worries dollar stores are now threatening this local staple. At the start of 2022, dollar stores together operated more than 34,000 stores nationwide, that's more than McDonald's, Walmart, Target, and Starbucks combined. Right here in Toledo, Ohio, when it comes to dollar stores, there are one.
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