October 2019 | Hudson Valley Out of Alignment Issue Brief

Rise of the Dollar Stores

For decades, consumers have looked for bargains at their local Walmart. The retail behemoth advertised it had the lowest prices, and people flocked to it.

But in another sign of the uneven recovery from the Great Recession, there has been a rapid growth in small box stores in the country and the Mid-Hudson Valley that can undersell Walmart – the Dollar General and its competitors – Family Dollar and the Dollar Tree.

This project was funded by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., and completed by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress.