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Why Dollar Stores Are Hotter Than Ever (Even Among the Rich)
7:00AM 1/07/2012
Dollar stores are luring a lot more consumers these days, and their rock-bottom prices aren't the only reason: The chains have undergone major makeovers in recent years, sprucing up their dingy digs and adding better merchandise.
One of Wal-Mart's problems is the rise of dollar stores, which the Great Recession has rendered trendy: It's hard to resist merchandise priced at just a buck. For investors, not all rock-bottom retailers are created equal. Here's how to shop for these stocks (and stretch your investing dollars in the process).
Will Walmart Express Be the Retail Giant's Winning Weapon Against Dollar Stores?
7:00AM 6/14/2011
Wal-Mart Stores, Stock Picks, Retail, Stocks in the News, Market News
Since the Great Recession began, Walmart has been facing heavy competition from dollar stores. In response, it recently opened the first of many Walmart Express stores. Stock analysis firm Trefis explores what effect these new smaller stores will have on the future value of the world's largest retailer.
New Innovations at Dollar Tree Direct -- Closeouts and Brides
5:30PM 3/22/2011
Dollar Tree's website is already one of the best I've seen for a dollar store. Seasonal items displayed on the home page are changed weekly, you can see in-store specials, as well as read the online flier for what's new in the stores. You can rate products you've tried, see an in-store item of the...
Make Cents? Walmart to Mirror Dollar Store Model
4:00PM 3/17/2011
Dollar stores like Family Dollar and 99-cent Only Stores have become so profitable that they're being offered billion dollar buyouts. These stores, along with Dollar Tree and Dollar General, have consistently out-performed many other stores, including retail Goliath, Walmart, whose profits have...
Mancession Offers Insight Into Male Shopping Trends
9:30AM 3/16/2011
Men, who have endured slightly higher unemployment rates than women, have been taking on more of the household shopping, according to a recent report. The trend hasn't boded well for stores: On average, men spend less than women on each trip.
Make Sure Your Dollar Store Purchase Is Safe
9:00AM 2/10/2011
There are some wonderful deals to be had at a dollar store but a certain amount of caution is warranted in order to protect yourself and your family from products that may be potentially harmful. Here's what you need to know to make sure your dollar store purchase is safe.
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Free Olay Body Wash at Dollar General
10:45AM 12/30/2010
Here is one great reason to save the coupon inserts that arrive in your Sunday newspaper or, in some regions, the weekly mail. Clip the $2 off one Olay Body Wash coupon from the Dec. 26, 2010, Proctor & Gamble coupon insert and head over to Dollar General, which has this liquid soap for just...
Dollar Stores Are Taking Walmart's Lunch Money
6:00AM 12/04/2010
Company News, Economy, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp, Retail, Dollar General
Thrifty shoppers looking for low prices on basics are frequently passing up the big boxes of Walmart for the tighter aisles of their local dollar stores. The cheaper upstarts have replaced no-name products with nationally known brands and revamped their interiors to lure in a new crop of bargain hungry customers.
Join the toy platoon and help Dollar Tree provide kids with gifts
8:30AM 11/09/2010
Once again Dollar Tree is teaming up with Operation Homefront to ensure that the children of military families will have a Merry Christmas. And they want you to join the toy platoon and help them provide kids with gifts.
This is the fourth season that Dollar Tree has participated in the toy...
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