Lower-income American households are running out of money at the end of every month, the discount retailer Dollar General said as it released dismal results that drove its shares down more than 30 per cent for their sharpest one-day drop on record.
When the American economy is too rough for Dollar General...
all the grocery stores where I live are like almost 2x the price of when I was living in a bigger city. the demographics of the town are such that like half or more are on disability, SSI, foodstamps etc.
grocery stores are gouging food stamp customers because they know they have no choice.
I live in a similar place, so the lines at Dollar General and Tree are like 20-45min every time I walk in there since they hire like 1 person to do the work of 10 (all the stores declining in that report do that) reminding me of Kmart before its demise and at least 2/3 of the town shops there. Sometimes I have to make do without since I can't wait and will just have to spend more at the grocery when I can combine it with another trip to justify the gas.
you don't have to wait in line when you just steal shit and walk right out.
In the city absolutely, this rural not happening unless you look like the locals, they already eye me half the time like I'm stealing.