Brad Thomas, Contributor – Forbes “http://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2012/04/16/dollar-stores-take-on-wal-mart-and-are-starting-to-win/” As Al Reiss and Jack Trout wrote in The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: “A company can become incredibly successful if it can find a way to own a word of the prospect. Not … Read More

Yes, there are plenty of them in L.A., but many more are located in red or near-red states. In fact, a kind of “dollar store belt” stretches from Ohio and Indiana in the north, through Kentucky and Tennessee to the … Read More

Richard Florida explores the geography of dollar stores—they’re proliferating, particularly in the south, and even more affluent people are taking advantage of them. But, he contends, they tend to be concentrated in areas of high rates of smoking, poverty, obesity, … Read More

Murphys, CA…The old Sierra Gift and Office Supply Location is now the area’s newest Dollar Store. The new Dollar Store not only brings life to the Tom Bell Road shopping center but fills a needed niche in retail in the … Read More

PITTSBURGH — Dollar stores are becoming increasingly popular as stigmas attached to shopping at the discount stores lessen. Consumer experts said dollar stores were once considered “low class,” but the current state of the economy has nearly made the stereotype … Read More

December 6, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard Filed under Featured News, News Dollar stores have become a force to be reckoned with as they are among the hottest high-growth retailing sectors. As wholesale topic writer, Claudia Bruemmer, explains, “Posting some of … Read More

According to a recent consumer perception study conducted by leading market research firm ClickIQ, Location and Convenience is major influence on Dollar Stores shoppers. If Dollar stores are gaining ground on retail giant Walmart (WMT) its due primarily to location … Read More

Dollar General Continues to Attract Affluent Shoppers The dollar-store chain reports that its fastest-growing segment is customers who are making more than $70,000 per year. GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar stores haven’t lost their appeal to bargain hunters, Marketing Daily reports. … Read More

Walmart Forced To Compete With Dollar Stores For Customers In May last year, I asked the musical question, “Can dollar stores survive an economic recovery?” The collective answer seems to be a resounding “Yes!” Not only are dollar stores surviving, … Read More

Which has better bargains, grocers or dollar stores? Real Simple’s Sarah Humphreys reveals which items you should be buying at the dollar store to save and which items are worth splurging on at the grocery store.