Suit that cites 2025 Guardian investigation alleges ‘pattern of inaccurate pricing’ that ‘affects millions of purchases’
The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states have sued Dollar General, the nation’s largest dollar-store chain, for persistently overcharging customers at its more than 20,000 stores across the United States.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Nashville, cites a Guardian investigation published last December.
“Dollar General has for years engaged in deceptive conduct that harms the very consumers it claims to serve,” said the 95-page legal complaint.
My wife worked as store manager at a Dollar General for many years. The only group DG shits on more than their customers is their in-store employees (including store managers). She spent so many weeks pulling 60-100 hours, large chunks of it as the only worker in store, because corporate wouldn’t pay enough labor hours to actually staff the store properly. Neither of us has set foot in one since the quit nearly 20 years ago.