Family Dollar

Family Dollar

Overcharging customers

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Although the West Memphis distribution center was to permanently close, it underwent a $100 million development that rebuilt the facility after the rodent infestation incident.{{Cite web |last=Lalley |first=Heather |date=October 10, 2023 |title=Family Dollar to Undertake $100M Rebuild of Arkansas Distribution Center Shuttered After Rodent Infestation |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/foodservice-retail/family-dollar-to-undertake-100m-rebuild-of-arkansas-distribution-center-shuttered-after-rodent-infestation |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=SupermarketNews.com}}{{Cite web |last=Chaney |first=Kim |date=October 11, 2023 |title=Family Dollar Plans to Rebuild West Memphis Distribution Center, Say City Leaders |url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/money/business/family-dollar-rebuild-west-memphis-distribution-center/522-c054d511-3922-4262-8635-ee43b19a4f8e |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=LocalMemphis.com |publisher=[[WATN-TV]]}} It reopened in 2024 as a Dollar Tree distribution center.
Although the West Memphis distribution center was to permanently close, it underwent a $100 million development that rebuilt the facility after the rodent infestation incident.{{Cite web |last=Lalley |first=Heather |date=October 10, 2023 |title=Family Dollar to Undertake $100M Rebuild of Arkansas Distribution Center Shuttered After Rodent Infestation |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/foodservice-retail/family-dollar-to-undertake-100m-rebuild-of-arkansas-distribution-center-shuttered-after-rodent-infestation |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=SupermarketNews.com}}{{Cite web |last=Chaney |first=Kim |date=October 11, 2023 |title=Family Dollar Plans to Rebuild West Memphis Distribution Center, Say City Leaders |url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/money/business/family-dollar-rebuild-west-memphis-distribution-center/522-c054d511-3922-4262-8635-ee43b19a4f8e |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=LocalMemphis.com |publisher=[[WATN-TV]]}} It reopened in 2024 as a Dollar Tree distribution center.

==Overcharging customers==
Family Dollar chain failed more than 2,100 government price-accuracy inspections in 20 states between 2022 and 2025.{{cite news |last1=Yeoman |first1=Barry |last2=Zuckerman |first2=Jocelyn C. |title=How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs |work=The Guardian |date=3 December 2025}} A big offender was a Family Dollar store in Provo, Utah that failed 28 pricing inspections. On one visit, an inspector discovered overcharges for 48% of the items she tested.{{cite news |last1=Yeoman |first1=Barry |title=Utah passes new law to combat overcharges at dollar stores after Guardian investigation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/dollar-stores-overcharge-customers-utah-law-penalty |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 April 2026}}


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