Dollar stores are seeing higher-income shoppers rush in the door. It's a warning sign for the US economy. Brooke DiPalma · Senior Reporter Updated Sat, Jun 7, 2025, 11:42 AM4 min read ...

Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said the retailer is attracting more middle- and higher-income earners looking for value, as economic concerns continue to weigh.

Dollar General’s primary customers earn under $40,000 a year, and the chain has more than 20,000 stores, primarily in rural areas. Dollar General will still face pressure from tariffs, however.

The shift away from dollar assets might also be driven by investors wanting to diversify their holdings. For foreign investors, whether they are private or official—with the latter category including ...

As of Feb. 1, Dollar Tree operated 16,500 stores across 48 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces, including stores under the Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree Canada brands.

Construction began in 2023 to turn the shuttered T.J. Maxx on 450 Commercial St. NE into a Family Dollar/Dollar Tree, a discount variety store opened by parent company Dollar Tree. For more than a ...

The dollar has fallen over 4.5% in April, set for its biggest monthly drop since late 2022, as investors dump U.S. assets, sparking talk of a crisis of confidence in the world's No.1 reserve currency.

Dollar dominance also allows the U.S. to push around other countries like Venezuela, Iran and Russia by locking them out of a currency they need to buy and sell with others.

Dollar Tree (DLTR -1.07%) bought competitor Family Dollar in 2015. Now, it's selling the chain to a pair of private equity firms at a steep loss.

The U.S. dollar is considered a fiat currency, which means it’s not backed by a commodity, like gold. It has value since the government declares it legal tender. But its actual market value is ...

The dollar is spiraling amid a 'confidence crisis' sparked by Trump's trade war By Filip De Mott Anna Moneymaker/Getty, Anna Kim/Getty, Tyler Le/BI Apr 3, 2025, 6:57 AM PT ...

Dollar Tree reported net sales of $5 billion – excluding sales from Family Dollar stores – a 2% increase in same-store sales during the three-month period ending Feb. 1, 2025.