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This is indeed the master plan; DG will flood an area with conveniently located stores, drive out the bodegas and grocery stores, then close DG stores to reduce

This is indeed the master plan; DG will flood an area with conveniently located stores, drive out the bodegas and grocery stores, then close DG stores to reduce redundancy (and leave the existing stores to rot). The result are food deserts that encompass inner city neighborhoods where the only thing you can find to eat is hyper-processed and comes from a box. Dollar General is at the crossroads of a bodega and a grocery store: it’s way better than the bodegas despite not being much more expensive, but it also replaces enough grocery store trips that grocery stores are no longer economically viable.

greedo 5y ago
My father-inlay lives in a small town of roughly 2k. The local grocery store continually goes out of business since it can't compete with the Walmart and national grocery store that's roughly 15 miles away. In the winter time, that's can be a pain to drive. So he's had to rely upon the two local gas stations, and their meager and overpriced groceries much of the time. DG opened up last year in town, and now he has a much better place to shop. The store also pays better than the gas stations. I think it's a win win. And can you point to where I can read about DG's "master plan?"
handrous 5y ago
> the only thing you can find to eat is hyper-processed and comes from a box. Maybe my area's DGs are atypical, but their selection of food that doesn't fit this description is barely better than a decent gas station's. If your only option is a DG then you may already be in that situation, without their needing to close the store to make it happen.