"Dollar store" serves as a catch-all term, but multiple, distinct formats have emerged. While they may stress low price and convenience, their products, price points and purpose differ. Those differences may warrant varying competitive responses...
GERMANTOWN HILLS, Ill. -- Jubilee Foods here is fighting back against the burgeoning dollar store channel by making space for a 12-foot "Dollar Smart" section that emphasizes groceries.Located in the single-unit retailer's health and beauty care...
Just in case your customers haven't heard how much cheaper they can buy merchandise through alternative formats, some low-price specialists are cranking up the volume.Dollar Tree, Chesapeake, Va., one of the country's fast-growing dollar chains...
There's no surprise about selling items for a dollar in supermarkets. Stores have had dollar-priced items and dollar in-and-out programs at least since inflation made this price point a promotable benchmark.What is taking hold in almost every...