As Dollar Stores proliferate food deserts, some communities push back (via CivilEats)
. In addition to the dollar store density requirements, these policies can also include incentives to foster better alternatives.
Dollar stores stock very few fresh foods if they stock any. And, as the ILSR put it, “this has exacerbated the problem of food deserts and further eroded the economic prospects of vulnerable communities.”, the researcher behind the DeKalb County study and a professor at California State University Monterey Bay, also points out that dollar stores are specifically targeting those who earn under $40,000 annually or live below the poverty line.
In addition to keeping new dollar stores from being built in close proximity to existing stores, some of the new rules cropping up on cities also outline guidelines for dollar store developers, including requiring them to disclose shelving and floor plans and the types of goods and products the stores will sell.
“They have so many economic benefits and provide access to healthy foods are their community’s hubs,” says Blair. “So, it really is an existential issue when those communities lose a grocery store.”The dollar store industry has consolidated in recent years, leaving just two large companies: Dollar Tree-Family Dollar and Dollar General.
Dollar Tree-Family Dollar officials would not make a company executive available to speak with Civil EatsInstead, a spokesperson offered a lengthy, prepared statement about the increasing store bans and rapid expansion in poor rural and urban areas. Since January 2021, Luce said the company has made fresh produce available in nearly 2,100 of its stores, and it has plans to expand that service to 10,000 total stores in the next several years. The largest U.S. retailer by store footprint, Dollar General has more than 18,100 stores in 47 states with nearly 75 percent of the nation’s 331 million residents living within. In late December, the company also announced plans to expand internationally with 10 stores in Mexico, slated to open in 2022.
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