What Family Dollar Closures Reveal About Dollar Stores | WSJ What Went Wrong

[@wsj]

Target’s supply-chain chief turned to stores to answer the online fulfillment challenge: on.wsj.com/3VvaAke

[@TonyWilliams27]

Another issue is most dollar stores are in the hoods or (lower classes) of town!

[@kellikelli4413]

@@TonyWilliams27 True but so are the Wal-Mart stores in the bad part of town. ALSO, it seems that lately these stores like dingy Wal-Mart, & Target are not offering customers a good choice of clothes, the clothing styles & colors suck. Target used to offer stylish items, not any more (imo) whomever their buyer is now, they need to be replaced.

[@kellikelli4413]

MACY'S seems to be the place ppl want to spend their hard-earned money now [better quality].

[@Navitus]

1000 stores closing? I would like to give my thoughts and prayers with condolences to the 5 workers who are about to lose their jobs.

[@n3wt]

We voted for the depression recession and wars and stores shutting down 😢

[@frednitney5831]

​@@n3wtWho is this "we" you are writing about? Do you have a mouse in your pocket? Regarding wars, I know I didn't vote for Putin nor will I be voting for anyone who supports him.

[@sptownsend999]

@@n3wt correlation does not imply causation.

[@kellymoses8566]

@@n3wt Trump told over 30,000 lies as President.

[@frankgrabasse4642]

Want to talk about voting for war? George Bush 2 got that going big time.

[@albu1168]

Family Dollar is charging more than Walmart for inferior products

[@katrinaumana2127]

Yes only roll up there if it's an emergency. The snacks at Dollar Tree can't be beat it's where buy our snacks if we're going to the movies 🍿

[@oldcityacres9725]

Retail "Shrink" by definition is loss/decrease of inventory from causes other than customer sales, not just loss of inventory due to customer theft.Theft is a type of shrink just like: employee theft, bookkeeping errors, vendor fraud, etc. You can't under staff and cut corners and expect to not see an increase in all types of shrink.

[@MustachioFurioso9134]

Plus a study was done recently, and found no evidence that "crime rings" were the major factor behind theft (unlike what was alluded to in the video)

[@vsworld819]

My girlfriend used to work for them and she would come home every day with stories of people walking in and just walking out with merchandise without paying she said the store policy was not to bother them not to say anything and every single day people just walked into those family dollars And stole. that’s what they’re not saying you can’t make a profit if the items you’re buying are being stolen instead of paid for.

[@lovedfriend2020]

I agree they just have to raise prices to pay the manufacturer whose items were shoplifted. :( I also noted people doing it before all this happened and the item was only $1. Now that is sad!

[@trentpettit6336]

Which city was this?

[@shaniya3847]

I was shopping and seen someone tell the cashier he’d be right back he forgot his wallet and it turns out he was stealing merchandise and never came back. They also have too many things that are not $1

[@leoym1803]

What color were the "patrons"?

[@j.j.123]

Basketball Americans ​@@leoym1803

[@pilotmemes]

I think the real reason is that they're called a dollar store and nothing is only a dollar anymore. It may be a reach but I'm sure most people subconsciously don't want to spend more than a dollar when it says a dollar.

[@agy234]

Family dollar has never been a $1 store

[@DARTHDANSAN]

Yup 👍

[@Texaca]

... and DollarTree needs to change their name to the Dollar.25 Tree store 🤔 ...the Dollar name is deceptive business practices.

[@cocoaorange1]

No, but they have always been cheaper than Walgreens or Target. The food at Dollar Tree is going up to $3-$5 now.

[@MessyPointedBlob]

Lol, what went wrong? That Dollar Stores have become scams where the unit price is most likely double than buying the same brand of products in Walmart or elsewhere.

[@minoltaaraya]

I don’t think I’ve ever been into a Family Dollar and purchased one thing that was actually a dollar. They sell low quality, off brand products at a higher cost than Walmart.

[@MeMyself-y5n]

Very few things are a dollar anywhere. Some paper towels and cleaning supplies and a few other items. Most of the off brand products are positioned right next to the name brand of the same type product. Maybe you should take another look.

[@minoltaaraya]

@@MeMyself-y5n Well- they *did* sell name brand products for $1 at the .99¢ store and they just went out of business this year 🥺 Idk about Family Dollars everywhere, maybe there’s regional differences or perhaps they’ve changed since my last disappointing attempt at trying to find low-cost quality items but this has definitely been my experience, mostly off brand, OVERPRICED 🗑️. If you’re able to find some deals at Family Dollar, that’s great and more power to you, most of us could certainly use the saving. I’d still recommend price comparisons with other discount stores. I do occasionally scour the shelves of a Dollar Tree (well the $1.25 Tree now… Sidenote: absolutely wild how they just raised prices by 25% in one fell swoop 🙃) but as I’ve gotten older I’ve learned that buying the “low-cost” option is often the more expensive choice in the long run- like smaller sized products that are exponentially more expensive than their full sized counterparts or low quality products (paper towels especially!) that you have to use 2x as much of for the same results. *sigh* late-stage capitalism, what a time to be alive ❤🤍💙🤠

[@gregcooper6355]

Quite simple really, they priced themselves out of business thinking they can price gouge the customers raising prices every week, people are not going to pay rip off prices.

[@lovedfriend2020]

Yep, it's cheap, only worth $1, and I am sure 10 cents to make from china.

[@JamesR1986]

My impression of Family Dollar is that it has everything that makes Dollar General awful but with the added "bonus" of generally being located closer to (frankly nicer) competitors like Ollies, Big Lot and Walmart.

[@trentpettit6336]

What makes Dollar General awful?

[@seed_drill7135]

Understaffed, disorganized and often dirty.

[@SamTheWurzelbacher]

Dollar Tree is one of my favorite places in the world, but I despise Dollar General and Family Dollar because their prices are too high and quality too low..

[@trentpettit6336]

Do you ever shop at BIG LOTS stores?

[@Maliceless100]

Criminals should be prosecuted - including private equity/venture capitalists who raise prices and reduce quality of all goods and services _(healthcare, sports, gyms, groceries, assisted care facilities, hospitals, travel, etc. etc. etc.)._

[@minoltaaraya]

💯👏🏾 EXACTLY! Since companies are considered “persons” in the US- then these people/ CRIMINALS need to be held accountable!!😡 At least Transportation Secretary Buttigieg has been *trying* to add more protections for consumer rights and penalties for airlines & railroads that violate them… still not enough being done about all the others! You made a great point about the gyms, no one ever talks about their grift with all the extra fees. 24 Hour Fitness especially irks me as I travel a lot for work and paid for national year long membership upfront bc it was the most affordable option… only to later find out that 99% of there “24 hour fitness” locations close at like 8-10pm and don’t open before 5am. 😑

[@alvinprettyman1802]

every family dollar near me is filthy and unstocked.

[@chri6393]

They opened a new freestanding family dollar 5 months ago in my town, and now it's closed. Lol good planning

[@rara1800]

I lost it when that guy tried to give the rat a chip 💀 💀

[@sunangel-rivka]

They're probably so full they don't want any more to eat😅

[@GodsOath_com]

I had the displeasure of working with the exited dollar store CFO at Microsoft. She was a horror show.

[@harku123]

Dollar General is expensive as heck. They take advantage of their rural locations by only having the most well known and expensive brands so the poor folk who might not even be able to afford a car are forced to shop in Dollar General and remain in poverty due to the massively expensive prices and despite the low cost of operating in a rural area, they only keep 1-2 people working at a time and pay them as close to minimum wage as possible. Absolutely travesty of a chain store

[@garybrown4385]

One of Family Dollar's issues is they can't keep the shelves stocked in my area, poor employee performance as well. They need better store managers and a night shift crew to keep the store stocked

[@annai157]

Nice segment. But, if anyone has shopped at Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, and Dollar General, they could easily figure out which one of the three was about to close. In addition to the disorder and dingy ambiance at Family Dollar, the merchandise selection is poor and poor quality (even for discount merchandise), and the prices are not as good as Walmart. Dollar Tree, sadly, could also be dragged down by this catastrophe. Their stores have been struggling, too, in recent months. With inflation, they cannot keep their price low, while keeping their traditional selection of merchandise.

[@ryantetreault3447]

havent been to a dollar tree since it went to 1.25

[@tinaperez7393]

​​@@ryantetreault3447 I wish I had done that too. Definitely noticed it. Definitely knew they were using the pandemic as an excuse to raise prices like every other gouging corporation and those others making record profits because of it. The second I saw that literal 25% price increase / 25% inflation, I thought okay, not cool, and knew that they were betting that because things were "just a dollar" that people would still think it's cheap at "just $1.25." And they were right. They could and are getting away with it like everyone else. I would've liked to have voted with my feet and $ too. But the Dollar Trees in our area were and still are too valuable to me and looks like others too. Their greetings cards (fortunately still many for 2 for .50), gift wrap, seasonal decor and items, office supply, crafts and snacks, some toiletries, home goods, etc, are still an amazing selection and still good price. And the selections and volume are even a little different at different stores. The seasonal items like decor, outdoor stuff, etc is really popular, a big selection heavily stocked and sells out in just a few weeks. So word is out that it's the place to go for those items. I know I use them a lot for that. All my Christmas supplies and most decor even & year round greeting cards & gift wrap supplies come from there. The oversized Xmas gift bags were so pretty last year I altered them a bit with thin long strips of craft wood for frames and used them as good looking wall art. 👍 Best place to shop for those things actually. Fortunately or unfortunately. 🤔😩😒

[@MeMyself-y5n]

There are three Family Dollars near me. Two of them look great, and one is as you describe in some parts of it. I think it really depends on the people who work there.

[@ascendingdeity]

oh noooo where will i ever find fake flowers and costume jewelry?? 😂

[@boyguapito1]

*What went wrong?* Is that a joke?! For starts, let’s look into that ugly mess of merchandise all over their stores . It’s like their trademark to be messy.

[@user-pc7ef5sb6x]

Because Family Dollar is not actually cheaper. Some items are actually more expensive than Walmart.

[@dwave81]

I haven't been in a Family Dollar store for years. They turned into what looks like a hoarder's house and there's only one person working in the store having to put up stock and rushing over to cash out the customers who do pay.

[@siddharthsriram9698]

The CEO of Dollar Tree says the investments into Family Dollar have not paid returns. The reporter says Family Dollar still did not invest much in store operations and quality as much as other competitors. Looks like they had did not manage their stores, inventory and product assortment to maximize sales and lower costs. If anything Dollar Tree’s acquisition gave them inroads into metro cities way back in 2015. With complimentary product assortments between the 2 brands and different markets Suburban (Tree) and urban (Family Dollar), there is no reason why this should have failed unlike Walmart express that failed in cities because of having more of the same essential products and cannibalizing sales from the bigger formats just outside metros. Looks like a classic case of mismanagement, poor quality of store, inventory and product assortment and not being able to win customers over. Even the high income customers in cities today are buying cheaper alternatives more from Walmart, DG etc. so it’s just about catering to their needs as they change.

[@kingtryton]

That whole dual branded store idea is horrible there is no sense in doing that choose one successful brand and move forward

[@CoreyThornton-Trump]

ENORMOUS KUDOS for including John Oliver in ur report, WSJ! LOVE this! Let's not forget that Family Dollar had a game show in 2016, which really wasn't developed well. Much like their store operation model...

[@sierrapeaks]

I used to frequent Dollar Tree until about a year after covid. Now i only go there for cold medicine a few times a year. I find that on a per ounce basis many places are cheaper than the $1.25 Tree, and they don't have the only staff member in the building filling balloons for 20 minutes why 17 customers wait in line.

[@marryellenmonahan5585]

Oh I walked in and out of dollar tree...very junky. Defunct 99 cent store was my go to when I was really struggling... got me through hard times.

[@BrianHornak]

Perhaps if these thugs were held accountable..shoplifting would stop

[@calisahardy4845]

And I'll still say the Green Dollar, Yellow Dollar, or Red Dollar store.

[@trentpettit6336]

Clever! Have you noticed there are lots of people (all over America, presumably) who shop at Dollar Tree often, but somehow don't realize the name actually is Dollar TREE and not "The Dollar Store" despite there being plenty of DOLLAR TREE signage all over these stores?

[@MaryLopez-em3rc]

I read Aldi is moving into a couple closed 99c Only stores in AZ. I hope they do that all over California. I’d way rather have an Aldi than a 99c store nearby.

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

I wish I could buy stock in Aldi,s.

[@eyelovecolorado2195]

So they thought opening up 50,000 stores will be a sustainable business model?!? This is what happens when you keep rates at ZERO for 15 years. 😂😂

[@functionatthejunction]

Family Dollar is not a dollar store. Neither is Dollar General.

[@matthewcombs5387]

Never been to one. Kinda figured they were all the same outfit anyway

[@albu1168]

I go in Family Dollar strapped, anything can happen in there...

[@ShanGamer1981]

Looks to me they have too many stores in the same areas

[@marciaoh7056]

They tend to serve urban areas where their customers do not drive but rely on taking the bus. Or walking. The stores are never very large so instead of one huge store trying to serve a broad area. They erect a dozen small stores in strip malls all across town.

[@BrianHornak]

Family dollar stores..dirty..a mess and in areas where the 5 finger discount is the norm as opposed to actually buying something

[@towzone]

You think you’re saving money, but the many of the products are diluted. And they screw employees so raw they can’t keep people in the building.

[@JoelGalvan-w6y]

1 cashier for the whole store, I quit them years ago.

[@MrsThollo]

Good explanation. When I heard of the buyout I thought Dollar Tree was crazy. I used to live in the city (Chicago) so all I saw was risk for DT. Hopefully, everything works out.

[@teebee3631]

As someone who worked for DT, it's almost comical to see them place the state of FD solely on operations before purchase. That warehouse that was highlighted is in the same state of chaos and infestation that my store was. Corporate knew this, and only organizes the cleanup after they were tipped off that Fox was coming to highly their position in the neighborhood (which is a food desert.) They completely ignored complaints from staffer, the community and the alderman . The store was back to its original state after a month. They do not care because they make profit regardless.

[@theflyingsmiley01]

what kind of penalties are the former owners of Family Dollar facing? Allowing rats and birds around food items is not ok. In addition, what kind of due diligence did Dollar Tree conduct before buying Family Dollar? Must be nice to just not really look at a product and hope for the best.

[@jamespn]

Went to a dollar store, bought instant coffee, the coffee tasted like dirt, never went back again.

[@milfordcivic6755]

Family Dollar isnt cheaper than walmart or the local grocery store. They sell off brand stuff that is not good quality.

[@drscopeify]

Dollar stores are going to have a lot of competition soon becasue all stores in the USA that you shop in will have a low price section carrying ultra cheap stuff soon. Why? because the customer demands it. With the rise of websites like TEMU that sell direct from China the manufacturers in China are producing those goods in large quantity but with large US retailers they can offer an even better long term contract and so they will adapt to the new customer and manufacturer leading to a lot of the stuff showing up in your local grocery store and whatever stores you shop in. It might take a few months but it's coming. This could be a problem for Dollar stores but great for the customer as they will get to buy cheap goods right while doing shopping and reduce their cost of living which is always a good thing.

[@PacesIII]

But we're kind of talking about apples and oranges here. Family Dollar is not even close to the same model as Dollar tree. If you wanted to do an actual comparison you would be comparing Family Dollar to Dollar General.

[@andreazoss771]

Please please do the minimum journalistic effort and research these companies’ claims of shoplifting epidemics and syndicates. This has been repeatedly debunked. Stores weren’t closed because a guy took a roll of paper towels. The companies cut wages and positions until their stores were trash pits, and shoppers had to do their own shelving, when the store could open at all. Deterioration in experience quality made the stores unappealing and sales reflected that. Family Dollar could have raised wages and hired enough workers to allow for sick days, and treated their managers better, but instead they chose to close stores and blame their customers. Good riddance to an untenable business model.

[@AmberSaver]

I have noticed a huge change in Dollar Tree's here in El Cajon. We have three of them and there was one run really well being clean and organized while the other two were just horrible. On a recent outing we went to the other two and found them to be a lot better than before.

[@SarahWRah]

I've been a fan of Dollar Tree for years but seldom shopped at a Dollar General or Family Dollar. Two years ago I moved to a farm town in Iowa, which had only a Dollar General that is shabby and poorly managed. About a year ago, a Dollar Tree+Family Dollar opened a clean & well-managed store with great staff. Shopping there is a pleasure. Dollar General continues to be over-crowded and messy with indifferent staff members.

[@MeMyself-y5n]

One great thing about Family Dollar that keeps customers coming back is that they don't have to deal with the sheer hugeness of Walmart. There is usually no running in and getting a few items, paying, and being on your way at Wally World. People can buy most of the same name brand items at a similar price at a small store a mile or two from home, and continue on their way. Yeah, they still go to Walmart, but just once a month, because it's such a project.

[@stitcher4729]

The Family Dollar near me was actually neat and organized. They closed that one and kept the one in a nearby town that was a mess the one time I went in it.

[@TLBxFinds]

Too expensive not around $1 prices

[@miken7629]

Dollar stores are needed in small towns that don't have populations that could support a Walmart, focus on essentials: food, hygiene, medical, clothes, household essentials

[@ImperatorSupreme]

Most small towns would be better off with a local store rather than an understaffed, overpriced “dollar store” the siphons money out of an already small community.

[@lizsays3324]

Dollar trees kill local businesses in small towns including the grocery store. Leaving locals with no place to get fresh food. They are a pox on rural economies.

[@justinleemiller]

I never shop at any of these stores. I always wonder how they stay open. Everything they sell is available in nicer places with lower prices.

[@MeMyself-y5n]

Well, I can tell you how they stay open. Many people with kids in tow, many elderly or disabled people, and many poor people without transportation need to go somewhere with a variety of goods but that is close to home. Family dollar has name brands, off brands, a great coupon app, super discounts on off-season clothing, a refrigerated section, frozen food section, toys, crafts, light hardware, automotive supplies, a large variety of OTC meds, body and hair care products, etc. And actual cashiers to check you out. It is a huge loss to a community when one has to close because of theft.

[@chetisanhart3457]

I retired from state employment and worked about six months at both DG and Family dollar/tree. The backrooms of each are full of merchandise that no person ordered. Some mysterious computer geek named "Corporate" just sends you stuff that won't sell. Let local mgrs order their own products. Both spending and shrink will go down. Of course, close the least competitive stores, which are mostly urban (but you knew that).

[@brad3042]

The Family Dollar near me is always closed and had been that way for months. Never enough staff and the store is a mess.

[@somaghosh2960]

Analysis quite nice.

[@luckyloonie1359]

#Dollarama👍🏻 stock has never been higher and will continue to climb and even GOD👻 can't drop it down to $5😍 per share💰... I guarantee the it will continue upwards... TSX: DOL🌎💘💰

[@IamRAINBOW1121]

The brazen thefts are horrible. People steall carts full of goods without a care in the world. But if someone stole one dollar from them, they would definitely have a problem with that.

[@NicholasANappiNick]

My town had 2 Dollar General stores about a mile apart one finally closed😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@BufordTGleason]

What went wrong is our economy is totally dependent on consumer spending and if something like 66% of GDP so when Corporate greed leaves wages insufficient to cover expenses…. consumers wallets will close I’ve noticed lately items are getting marked down here and there in different places they’re about a year and a half too late because not much is going to save fast food and retail outlets in the next year or so . This is just the beginning.

[@kellikelli4413]

@4:49 People don't have the money to shop at DOLLAR stores.... That's RIDICULOUS‼️ If people are that broke, they most definitely WON'T be shopping at DINGY creepy Wal-Mart, TJMax, or the other low cost / low quality stores (unless it's for something the DOLLAR stores don't sell). This whole issue sounds like big box store SABOTAGE against their competition (in my humble opinion).

[@vanessalewis1023]

I live about 15 miles outside a tiny town in the Appalachians, the population of said town is 1200, there are 3 dollar generals, 1 family dollar, and 6 churches 🤣

[@mychanneltoletyouknow]

we played our “up-speak drinking game” in my dorm today. u take a shot every time someone up-speaks. we were drunk 8 minutes in!

[@bobbyneil1874]

In saint Matthews sc family dollar store is way nicer than the dollar general store. So I doubt they will close that store

[@mandelstamm]

Family Dollar was on life support when Dollar Tree bought them. No suprise. I live in North Carolina. I've seen what's happened to Family Dollar in real time over the years.

[@SandieNorton-bk2rk]

Family Dollar has raised their prices where they are more expensive than the major retail stores. There is a constant turn over of employees and managers. Such as other supposedly dollar stores, they do not have enough help, no storage areas so therefore customers can't get their carts down the aisles because of the delivered items still in cartons are filling the aisles. I only went to Family Dollar for one item and now that it has gone from $5.00 to $7.20 in 2 years........I don't feel it is worth my time to go.

[@damnjustassignmeone]

Good riddance. They put local grocery stores out of business.

[@MeMyself-y5n]

Theft put grocery stores out of business. While FD does have groceries, it cannot compete with a small supermarket.

[@sheubahi]

Seems like it would make more sense for Dollar Tree, Dollar General, and Family Dollar to just merge and become one large company (Dollar Mart, Cash Cow, or whatever they want to call themselves.). Since Dollar Tree is charging $1.25 now, it really can't call itself "Dollar" Tree anymore, anyway. And the other stores can combine with it, use the combined money to improve the stores, change to better locations, pay their employees better, and clean up their stores. Besides, although people might complain about it becoming a monopoly, all 3 stores are selling similar stuff for similar prices. Might as well stop hemorrhaging money, combine forces, and improve their situations, for their sake AND for ours.

[@cshawn1979]

Target is not a discount store

[@battles423]

Dollar Tree was so scared to let Dollar General buy Family Dollar that they overbid for a terrible deal. Dollar General was laughing the entire time 😂. They were just jacking up the price to eventually hurt Dollar Tree.

[@buckiemohawk3643]

walked into a family dollar in florida, that AC was broke and guy working their was on his phone with boxes and boxes of items. The dude was like they made me open and the register is down. Just take it.

[@GreaterJan]

Love the John Oliver clip 😁

[@GolemDude]

Dollar General is not a real dollar store, it’s worse than 5 below, even after they turned into 5 above

[@petercook3143]

The familydollar store in jonesboro, GA is just Horrendous, it even stinks in there. Im not one to have very high expectations generally, but if I recognize it then its extreme.

[@auro1986]

closures are due to reduction of families because they are expensive to function and increase of inviduals which are cheaper. so when there are no familiar then no family dollar

[@abreafrierson7534]

I'm guessing that sums it up 🤔

[@fredgurney9154]

Dollar tree sucks in the SLC area never is stocked or keeping staffed

[@Singlesix6]

Where's that pic of the big green road sign "LAST DOLLAR GENERAL FOR 1/4 MILE"

[@erictred4529]

Dollar tree, China's Walmart in the US !

[@sptownsend999]

It's almost like selling merchandise for $1 leaves little room to actually properly run a business. Dollar Tree in my town has looked exactly like the disheveled Family Dollar for the past 25 years. I would love to see these disgraceful rackets flop and get replaced by respectable and legitimate organizations.

[@FullLengthInterstates]

In a different world the high unit margins could be very profitable, while providing a valuable service to smaller households who prefer variety over bulk. But dollar stores refuse to install self checkout due to fear of shrink... then you have to pay a cashier to scan every $1 item.

[@bvanderford]

I came to enjoy rummaging around the disheveled aisles. The shopping experience was surreal. Who would run a place looking like that?

[@user-pc7ef5sb6x]

Family Dollar don't sell anything for a dollar besides off brand items. But even off brand items are more expensive than Walmart's off brand items.. Walmart is the reason why Family Dollar is struggling

[@lycheeicy]

Why does this WSJ page always receive such a significant amount of dislikes? No matter what video there's always an ugly amount of dislikes I'm so confused as to why?

[@stevenhickey326]

I'm sorry but their stores are always a mess and chaotic. Usually 1 person working register , stocking shelves at once. I don't care how cheap , or not , a store is....people EXPECT the basics , like a clean store, friendly workers , safe product, etc. Family Dollar is terrible at the basics.

[@pukoh1523]

Seems like someone didn’t do their homework at dollar tree before buying.

[@abreafrierson7534]

Well any answer as to why the 9 cents store all have closed or is this a very different cause ? 🤔🤔

[@GolemDude]

My dad worked at a place called 5 and dimes, imagine everything being a dime, and the dime being made of Silver

[@bomorris5050]

The problem is all the items are Chinese made junk that breaks. Just not worth it

[@davidfromamerica1871]

Too many stores, not enough foot traffic, high cost of retail space leasing.

[@Kabab]

It only took them 25yrs to catch on. There should be a nation wide phone ban in all schools and college classrooms.

[@khansaeed9999]

The reason it’s not a Dollar anymore

[@edbrown6985]

Family dollar is an ok store,just don't expect many things for a dollar.i have walked out of a few of them because after five minutes no one is at the register even after chasing the clerk down.dollar stores aren't like they used to be, everything was a dollar.now about half of the store is dollar stuff.its at least a dollar 25 and everything has gotten smaller.i can see why they have problems though,I never thought people would bother to steal from a dollar store but kids regularly walk out with lots and lots of stuff.

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

They over expanded. I've seen dozens of locations shuttered.

[@mordsythe]

Did she call Target a discount store????

[@eleonorulibarry5340]

Legally, a Conspiracy exists when 2 or more persons join together and form an agreement to violate the law, and then act on that agreement.

[@kellymoses8566]

They showed a video of an armed robbery while talking about shrink

[@Heyoka73]

Over 8400 Family Dollar stores in America to you.They're gonna be closing the ones in the urban areas.You know why.

[@stephenbeskalo9705]

Urban locations means shoplifting in the Hood

[@sandraphillips7827]

Oh, please get over yourself. The grifting that is going on by those who should be serving the public should offend you more.

[@evileyez504]

These types of vidoes always making up excuses instead of the actual issue, the ISSUE IS THE PRICE. And you made the price better or your name sake, you would get your customers back, but the shareholders

[@GeeEm1313]

Since when is Target a low cost store? lolol

[@sophiaisabelle027]

We appreciate your dedication and hard work. Keep working hard.

[@bobroberts2371]

Time 516 It looks like there was a shooting here.

[@kyoyameganebereznoff]

So they come into town, out compete existing businesses and now they’re shutting down? Won’t this leave a lot of people in food deserts and without job opportunities?