The mantra to which the
After expanding nationwide from only a handful of stores in
The cost of clothes, cars, food and just about everything else has soared this year as the global economy emerges from a pandemic uppercut and
Last month the retail chain said that rising shipping costs would take a bite of
“For decades, our customers have enjoyed the ‘thrill-of-the-hunt’ for value at
Raising some prices will certainly give the national chain some flexibility and likely more variety on its shelves. But a dollar this year will not buy you what it did in 2020.
Annual inflation in the
That has hit businesses of every type, perhaps especially one that has held the line at
Witynski said this week that
The company had already begun testing higher prices at several hundred of its nearly 8,000 locations in a section of the store called “Dollar Tree Plus" with items that can go for as much as
Analysts with J.P. Morgan noted past conversations with
Shares of
As
“We will continue to be fiercely protective of that promise, regardless of the price point, whether it is
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