Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exterior of a Dollar General store - Robert V Schwemmer/Shutterstock There was a time when shopping at a dollar store had to be a ...

Even at dollar stores, shoppers need to be budget conscious. While you can still find serious bargains, prices have gone up. "Some things are now marked on the shelves at $1.50, $3, or $5," said ...

Not all dollar stores are created equal. We compared prices, selection, and the "hidden" costs to find out which chain ...

On June 1, 1955, in Springfield, Ky., J.L. Turner and his son Cal Turner came up with a simple concept for a retail store: No item could cost more than $1. Their store, Dollar General, spread to other ...

There was a time when shopping at a dollar store had to be a cloak-and-dagger operation; duck in, duck out, no eye contact, and not a word about it to anyone. It wasn't just highbrow nonsense, either.