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13.11.26 - 12:30
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Family Dollar to pay $63m to settle overcharging allegations (The Guardian)
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Dollar-store chain's settlement with FTC and state officials comes after Guardian exposé of its pricing practicesDiscount store giant Family Dollar will pay $63m to settle claims by state and federal authorities that it frequently overcharged its customers for milk, diapers, batteries, toilet paper and other household goods.The enforcement action announced Thursday by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states followed a Guardian investigation that revealed Family Dollar and its larger rival, Dollar General, frequently charge more at checkout than the prices listed on their shelves. Family Dollar failed at least 2,100 price inspections in 20 states from 2022 to late 2025, the Guardian found. Continue reading......
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05.11.26 - 12:57
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Dollar General Corporation Announces Webcast of its Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
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GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today announced that it plans to release its financial results for the fiscal 2026 third quarter ended October 30, 2026, on December 3, 2026.
In connection with the release, Todd Vasos, chief executive officer, and Donny Lau, chief financial officer, will host a conference call on December 3, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. CT/9:00 a.m. ET.
During the call, the company will discuss the earnings results and may discuss material business, financial or other information that is not contained in the earnings release.
To participate via telephone, please call (877) 407-0890 at least 10 minutes before the conference call is scheduled to begin. The conference ID is 13763386. There will also be a live webcast of the call available at https://investor.dollargeneral.com under “News & Events, Events & Presentations.” A replay of the conference call will be available through December 31, 2026, and will be accessible via webcast replay or by calling ...
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04.11.26 - 18:45
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Consumer Stocks Surge As Democratic Sweep Fuels Bets On Reversing Trump′s Welfare Cuts (ZeroHedge)
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Consumer Stocks Surge As Democratic Sweep Fuels Bets On Reversing Trump's Welfare Cuts
The reaction to the US midterm election results, a Democratic sweep, has been risk-on in the US ... But as we noted earlier:*NASDAQ 100 FUTURES ERASE EARLIER GAINS TO TURN NEGATIVE https://t.co/chvWYtN3H7— zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 4, 2026
Beyond data center moratorium threats and defense stocks getting hammered, Bernstein analysts see a new consumer stock trade emerging:We see the election results as a net positive for US Consumer equities, and US Retail, but today's improvement in our outlook will take time to materialize into stronger purchasing power for consumers.Bernstein retail analyst Zhihan Ma wrote earlier today that Walmart, Dollar General and Dollar Tree could be potential beneficiaries if Democrats delay or reverse cuts to SNAP and Medicaid under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.Here's what Ma and her team are thinking this morning: Inflation & Rates: Voters have made...
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31.10.26 - 19:06
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Is Dollar General Charging Too Much? (WSJ EN)
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Federal and state regulators are suing the discount retailer after customers complained that prices rung up at the register were higher than prices marked on shelves....
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28.10.26 - 16:48
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US lawmakers demand action on overcharging at 7-Eleven, Dollar General and other chains (The Guardian)
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Democrats urge FTC to tackle 'systemic failure' of biggest convenience and dollar stores over pricing practices after Guardian investigationsThirty-four members of Congress are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate reports of widespread overcharging by some of America's most-recognized brand-name retailers.The 28 October letter to the FTC comes in direct response to Guardian investigations of four of the nation's largest dollar-store and convenience-store chains. Both investigations revealed pervasive mismatches between shelf labels and register prices. Continue reading......
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