I shopped at Family Dollar and saw why the chain is struggling and shuttering stores

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I shopped at Family Dollar and saw why the chain is struggling and shuttering stores

Business Insider visited a Family Dollar store in Mt. Rainer, Maryland.Alex Bitter/BIAbout 1,000 Family Dollar stores will close in the coming years, parent company Dollar Tree said this month.The chain has struggled over the last several years.I went to a Family Dollar store and found lots of theft deterrents plus higher prices than nearby grocery stores. Dollar stores have popped up almost everywhere in the US over the last decade or so. But F…