More Cities View Dollar Stores Expansion As Detrimental To Poor Communities

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Dollar stores are facing growing scrutiny from opponents who argue that discount chains stifle local competition and limit poor communities’ access to healthy food.
Dollar stores have never been more popular. Yet a wave of cities in North Texas and across the country have passed or are considering passing laws curbing the expansion of Dollar General and Dollar Tree, which bought Family Dollar in 2015. The companies are the two largest dollar store opera