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Yet sales and profits are slumping in the so-called dollar-store category, whose customers have been hit harder by the weak job market.

Slowing Sales Imperil Growth Conor Dougherty 2011

The whole "You're either with us or against us" rhetoric again; the dollar-store Palin mob eats up that rhetoric.

Republican calls Holder decision 'bulls**t' 2009

American Greetings Corp.'s fiscal third-quarter earnings fell 37% as the greeting-card company invested in dollar-store products and distribution, costs that significantly hurt operating margins and concerned investors.

Investors Question American Greetings John Kell 2011

Based on an Australian hit, this weirdly entertaining head-trip stars recovering Hobbit Elijah Wood as Ryan, a suicidal ex-lawyer who begins to see his neighbor's pet — the titular pooch, played by the Aussie original's Jason Gann — as a foul-mouthed pothead in a dollar-store dog costume.

Watercooler: Is Wilfred Off the Leash? 2011

Mr. Simon says he hopes this will win back some of Wal-Mart's core customers—households earning $30,000 to $70,000 a year—which the company has been losing to upstart dollar-store chains.

With Sales Flabby, Wal-Mart Turns to Its Core Miguel Bustillo 2011

But in the real world of people who have to live on ramen noodles and dollar-store microwave popcorn at the end of the month, there are good writers who have relied on their writing to put food on the table.

Money and the Writer with Autism or A.S. nissa_amas_katoj 2009

It seemed a little high, especially because the money will most likely go towards cheap plastic items or candy. $4 would be the equivalent of 4 chocolate bars a week, or over 200 dollar-store items every year.

» Starting an Allowance Strocel.com 2009

Earlier this month, the Charlotte, N.C., dollar-store chain said sales rose 8.3% to $2.26 billion.

Family Dollar's Profit Rises 9.8% Matt Jarzemsky 2011

To me, Cabbagetown is a sometimes hilarious mix between dollar-store and yuppie, with some great mid-range too.

» Cities for People: The Melancholy of East Chinatown • Spacing Toronto • understanding the urban landscape 2009

The Family Dollar board of directors decided the Peltz offer, of $55 to $60 a share, or up to about $7.8 billion, "substantially undervalues" the dollar-store chain.

Family Dollar Rejects Offer, Adopts Rights Plan Maxwell Murphy 2011