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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Oct 2, 2021, 09:09 AM Oct 2021

Dollar Tree to Sell More Items Above $1 as Costs Rise

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There's a thread in GD about this too.

The Dollar Store is Dead

Dollar Tree plans to sell products at prices slightly above $1 in some of its stores, as the tight labor market and inflation push costs higher



BUSINESS

Dollar Tree to Sell More Items Above $1 as Costs Rise

Discount chain expanding earlier tests to boost prices, citing higher wage and freight costs

By Sarah Nassauer
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Sarah.Nassauer@wsj.com
Updated Sept. 29, 2021 12:22 pm ET

The buck has stopped at Dollar Tree Inc.

The retailer, which sells nearly everything for a dollar in its namesake chain, plans to add more products at slightly higher prices, highlighting the pressure on companies to offset cost increases for a range of goods.

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Dollar Tree to Sell More Items Above $1 as Costs Rise (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2021 OP
The corporate mustaches are smiling Blue Owl Oct 2021 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #2
99c stores did that a while back. AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #3
Call it the "DollarS" store..nt mitch96 Oct 2021 #4

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