> This article paints it all as segregation / race issue which is inaccurate where it is really an issue of purchasing power of the community The purchasing po

> This article paints it all as segregation / race issue which is inaccurate where it is really an issue of purchasing power of the community The purchasing power of the community, especially in the US, does reflect that it very well indeed could be a segregation / race issue still lingering. You have to remember that especially in the South, segregation was not that long ago for the tail end of baby boomers (1960-70's in Louisiana and 1980-90's in Mississippi). Coming from a small town in the South you can see many local and state policies still are evolving from housing & hiring policies, geographical issues, and educational issues before the civil right era. > dollar stores have their origin and largest footprint in rural America which is predominantly white. Based on the maps shown in the article were Dollar General has a higher density of stores [1] vs a racial map of the US [2] that does not seem to be true. It seems that Dollar General has a higher ratio (in terms of their presence) where black people live. [1] https://twitter.com/jerry_shannon/status/1075743979151466496 https://twitter.com/jerry_shannon/status/1075743979151466496 [2] https://demographics.virginia.edu/DotMap/ https://demographics.virginia.edu/DotMap/