But the
dollar store retail channel remains little understood and even less courted by the food industry.
The mall store is a mini Oregon's Own
Dollar Store filled with low-cost toys, ornaments, candy, candles, gift wrap and other items.
Meanwhile Montreal-based Dollarama Inc., Canada's largest
dollar store operator, continues to charge ahead.
"We don't want to go into the
dollar store channel [with brands which we ship elsewhere] because of our relationships with mass and specialty retailers.
Some chains are using this space to open stand-alone
dollar stores. This strategy becomes a small investment to create a
dollar store.
15 and 16 at the new Atlantic City Convention Center, targets
dollar store operators from the East Coast, Midwest, and eastern Canada, and is modeled after the first
Dollar Store Expo, which was held in Las Vegas in May.
That rollout of small-format stores by Target pales in comparison to the expansion pace being exhibited by such
dollar store chains as Dollar General Corp., which plans to add 900 new stores this year.
The appeal of
dollar stores continues unabated for reasons beyond price.
The moniker "
dollar store" is fast becoming a misnomer.
will be required to close approximately 340 stores to win approval of its acquisition of Family
Dollar Stores Inc.
NEW YORK -- Although they still primarily cater to low-income consumers,
dollar stores have successfully broadened their appeal in recent years.