Dollar stores gain as Americans stretch budgets

Dollar stores grow sales as grocers grapple with weak results

Dollar General and Dollar Tree both recorded comparable-store sales increases of more than 3% during their latest quarters.

Dollar stores gain as Americans stretch budgets

Dollar General and Dollar Tree both reported second quarter increases in average ticket and traffic amid a tough macroeconomic backdrop.

Two Dollar Stores Beat on Sales. Only One Got Punished, and Cramer Says This Is Why

Two Dollar Stores Beat on Sales. Only One Got Punished, and Cramer Says This Is Why. Both dollar store chains beat earnings expectations on the same day, yet the one with the stronger comparable sales number watched its stock fall while the weaker performer surged. Jim Cramer says a years-old…