dollar store
noun
US
: a store that sells inexpensive items priced usually at a dollar or a few dollars
Inflatable balloons, holiday decorations, toothbrushes and spices are some of the best deals you can buy at the dollar store.—
The Tulsa World
The Tulsa WorldThe dollar store sector is experiencing brisk sales growth as shoppers flock to the discount chains for their convenience and low prices. Dollar Tree, where gift bags, paper towels and other items literally cost a buck, continues to dramatically expand its footprint in the wake of buying its competitor Family Dollar for $8.5 billion in 2014.—Charisse Jones
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These households are cutting back and shifting to discount retailers and dollar stores.
—Mikko Karkkainen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Mass merchandisers such as Target and Walmart, retailers with diversified sourcing and agile supply chains such as Amazon, and off-price or dollar stores such as Dollar General and Ross Stores are well-positioned to win wallet share in 2025, Coresight indicated in its bts report.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Now those same necessities can be found at the Walmart Supercenter or one of the dozen dollar stores in the area.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The sale comes at a difficult moment for Family Dollar and other dollar store chains.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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Mikko Karkkainen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Mass merchandisers such as Target and Walmart, retailers with diversified sourcing and agile supply chains such as Amazon, and off-price or dollar stores such as Dollar General and Ross Stores are well-positioned to win wallet share in 2025, Coresight indicated in its bts report.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Now those same necessities can be found at the Walmart Supercenter or one of the dozen dollar stores in the area.
—Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The sale comes at a difficult moment for Family Dollar and other dollar store chains.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Dollar store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollar%20store. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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