Dollar stores become a grocery destination as prices climb

August 2, 2022

With prices rising at a rapid rate, more Americans are turning to dollar stores and other discounters to stretch their grocery budgets. Sales of groceries at discount stores jumped 71 percent between October 2021 and June 2022, according to InMarket.

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