Dollar stores make up nearly half of all new store openings in the U.S.
It&#x27;s not clear to me what the problem is that the article is outlining.<p>The Dollar General near me has the exact same brands as you would find in any larger retail establishment, they just have found a way to stock the 80% that folks typically need.  They are filling a niche between the gas station convenience store and traditional grocery&#x2F;big box retail.  They don&#x27;t have a produce section, just a bit of fruit.  Is that the issue?<p>Are the small independent grocery stores in these communities stocking produce?  Is Dollar General and the like creating some kind of price cartel that&#x27;s putting them out of business?  I know of two Dollar Generals near me, one in a small one-light town that previously only had a gas station convenience store and people had to drive 12 miles to get anything besides milk, condoms and beef jerky.  The other on the outskirts of a small town that still has a thriving small grocery store in the middle of it.