The Rise Of The Dollar Stores
Dollar stores are now saturating the American landscape like never before. In the face of the demise of Woolworth's and other novelty stores, these stores are filling an important niche in the American retail industry. The following account details the experiences of stores and shoppers in New Jersey.
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Sheryl Huenster is a self proclaimed dollar store junkie. The Clifton mother of four makes the trek to various fixed price stores within a ten mile radius of her white clapboard home two or three times per week.
Im an addict. I admit it. I cant go more than a week without visiting the stores, unless Im on vacation. You better believe that when I go to the Jersey Shore I know where the all the stores are in the Toms River area, she laughed.
Years after the close of Woolworths and other Five and Dime stores, dollar stores are filling the void by opening up around the country, but they seem almost ubiquitous to New Jersey. Many of the stores are operated by immigrants who have a knack for buying low priced goods overseas and having them shipped to the U.S. to sell for a dollar a piece. Like Woolworths, the dollar stores carry sundry items such as hair brushes, small picture frames, toothpaste, games, toys, etc., as well as harder to find items that the more upscale stores dont carry.
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