Dollar Tree and Dollar General Report Sales Gains as Shoppers Cut Costs
Reported by New York Times Business · nytimes.com · August 27, 2026
Dollar General and Dollar Tree each reported gains in sales and store traffic on Thursday as higher gas prices forced shoppers to pare back.
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