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New name, new approach, same old problems

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Justin Glawe
Feb 13, 2024
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Two weeks ago I was sitting in a parking lot in Bamberg, South Carolina looking at a Dollar Tree to my right and a Dollar General to my left. The “General” in Dollar General was missing from the sign. In between the stores was an empty storefront with the remnants of a faded sign that said “Discount Store.” I drove around town and looked at things like …

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