News alert: America's dollar store economy
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Welcome to America's dollar store economy

Discounters have been the stealth winners of a challenging year. Dollar Tree’s blockbuster Halloween quarter showed shoppers hunting for small, affordable treats. Walmart’s banger third quarter was powered largely by grocery gains and trade-down behavior — classic recessionary signals. And now Dollar General, which caters disproportionately to rural and lower-income households, is seeing accelerating traffic at a moment many retailers are struggling to coax shoppers through the door.
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