U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans are shopping more cautiously as concerns about the direc ...

Sales rose at grocery stores, home and garden stores, and online retailers. Sales fell at auto dealers, restaurants, and ...

US shoppers spend cautiously in February as economic concerns mount, with a 0.2% rise in retail sales following a sharp 1.2% ...

Dollar General's concerned CEO revealed the popular discount store has seen less shoppers because of their 'worsened' ...

Dollar General's low-income consumer base is cutting back on spending — even on items thought of as necessities.

Dollar General is one of the retailers that has grappled with “shrink,” an industry term that primarily defines theft from ...

Spending cuts and tariffs could further complicate the picture, as dollar store chains have limited room to hike prices and have shoppers who depend on government programs. Overall, direct imports ...

Dollar General's core customer base of low-income Americans are still getting hit by inflation, with retailer seeing little improvement ahead.

Dollar General’s core consumer is “always strained” due to their economic status, but also resourceful, CEO Todd Vasos said.

Low-income Americans’ financial condition has gotten worse over the last year and more shoppers are going without basic ...

A column by Winona LaDuke, an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation. She also is co-curator of ...