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Less Retail Options For Poor and Working Class Is On the Horizon...
Guessing the claims of "shrinkage" (read: theft) were only part of the real story : Family Dollar, the struggling discount chain that caters to low-income customers predominantly in cities, will close about 1,000 stores as inflation takes a bite out of consumers’ wallets and low-cost-retailers’ profits. Family Dollar will close 600 locations in the first half of 2024 and 370 stores over the next several years as store leases expire. Dollar Tree, which owns Family Dollar, also said it will close 30 stores as leases expire. Dollar Tree bought Family Dollar in 2015 for $8.5 billion. The combined company hoped that by joining forces, it could grow its customer base, reduce costs and fend off bigger retailers like Dollar General and Walmart. But Dollar Tree has struggled to integrate Family Dollar. Family Dollar stores were in poor condition when Dollar Tree acquired the business in 2015, analysts say. Although Family Dollar has renovated thousands of stores in recent years, man...
Theft Is Apparently a Big Problem For Dollar Tree
A franchise one known for selling most things for $1.00 is facing some interesting challenges : Dollar Tree had a miserable quarter, and company management is chalking it up to a mix of factors: changing consumer demands on top of higher prices for fuel and electricity … and theft. The company’s chief executive and chief financial officer homed in on that last one on a call with Wall Street analysts Thursday. Dollar Tree CEO Richard Dreiling and CFO Jeffrey Davis blamed a surprisingly large drop in gross profit margin — tumbling to 29.8% last quarter from 32.7% a year earlier — on “shrink,” the industry term for inventory losses due to theft, damages and other causes. Davis said the company has taken steps to fix the problem, but the shrink issue is getting worse — and “definitely advanced a little further than what we had anticipated.” In response, Dreiling said Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores, which the company also owns, will take more drastic measures in the coming months...
When The CFO Jumps From a Building, Expect the Company's Stock To Go With It
After the CFO of Bed, Bath and Beyond chose "beyond," the company's stock has not done so well . Keep in mind that the guy was being sued for inflating the company's stock prices before he decided to take the quick way downstairs .
Inflation Is Keeping Shoppers Away From Retail Stores
Looks like when disposable income is at a premium, places like Target and Walmart pay the price.