At Family Dollar, shrink costs were up 0.45% ... and organized retail crime," including a huge jump in the number of theft incidents involving violence or threats of violence.

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 ...

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public’s help with finding two suspects wanted in a Family Dollar theft. Two suspects are accused of shoplifting at a ...

New York (CNN) — Dollar Tree had a miserable ... lose half a billion dollars because of rising theft. The retailer reported a large number of incidents of shoplifting and organized retail ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Family Dollar cashier has been charged with theft after she was accused of costing the store more than $7,500. Jacalyn Hendricks, 21, was arrested Thursday and charged with ...

Last year, Dollar Tree announced plans to shut down around 1,000 Family Dollar stores that were struggling under the weight of high inflation, increased theft incidents and other industry-wide ...

In June, Dollar Tree announced it was exploring plans to sell Family Dollar, citing inflation, theft and the end of pandemic-era benefits from the federal government. Investors seemed to respond ...

Dollar Tree has said that many Family Dollar customers were extremely price-conscious, while the chain was also hurt by rising shoplifting incidents, hurting its bottom line. "Dollar Tree has ...