Big-box retailers operate large stores that sell groceries and general merchandise at highly competitive prices. Because of their scale and resulting purchasing power, these big-box retailers ...

That creates a cascade of economic challenges." Since October, about 89,000 workers in general merchandise stores have lost their jobs, which is more than the number of people employed in the ...

The Family Dollar segment consists of a chain of general merchandise retail discount stores providing consumers with a selection of competitively priced merchandise in convenient neighborhood stores.