MissCellania
MissCellania t1_j5jafjc wrote
Reply to comment by dra_cula in Dollar stores were the fastest-growing food retailers by household expenditure share between 2008 to 2020 according to Tufts University. While they still represent a small fraction of national household food purchases, they play an increasingly prominent role for disadvantaged and rural communities. by shiruken
Food is overpriced at both. Dollar Tree seems cheap because everything is $1.25, but the same can of beans is 60 cents at a supermarket. But if you don't have a car to get to the supermarket, you have little choice.
MissCellania t1_j5jbojg wrote
Reply to Dollar stores were the fastest-growing food retailers by household expenditure share between 2008 to 2020 according to Tufts University. While they still represent a small fraction of national household food purchases, they play an increasingly prominent role for disadvantaged and rural communities. by shiruken
It's not just that people are lazy and don't want to drive to a supermarket. It's also because they don't have cars.
My neighborhood is close to downtown, where there are no grocery stores left. My street has a few apartment buildings, one specifically for people in wheelchairs, a lot of elderly people, and one slum complex tucked away that rents to people with no credit rating. The IGA that catered to them burned down, and was replaced pretty soon with a Dollar General and many are grateful. They are still being charged a premium, even though the "convenience" is absolutely necessary for them.