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Dollar stores are a force to be reckoned with, boasting more than 34,000 locations and counting.

The Goodlettsville, TN-based company is now delivering refrigerated and frozen items to 17,500 stores from 12 facilities.

While the majority of new store openings are dollar and deep discounters, they appeal to a broad section of U.S. consumers.

Successes with adding more fresh produce and perishables are pushing the company to accelerate plans to add more fresh produce and expand the DG Fresh self-distribution initiative.

Grocery store closures were the highest in 20 years in 2019—but that wasn’t true for one segment of retail. In 2019, dollar store formats grew 5 percent.

As deep discount stores, so-called “dollar stores,” add more fresh food to their lineup, a new study by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, found produce quality was virtually the same as traditional grocers in the area.

SAN DIEGO – Dollar stores present serious competition to independent retailers, increasingly in food, but there are a few key ways to differentiate with them.