Inside the companies, higher costs for. Verkkobut now, dollar general is seeing profits fade. And the company that owns dollar tree and family dollar plan on closing 1,000 stores. Verkkofamily dollar stores were in worse condition than dollar tree management expected, and early strategies to improve sales, such as selling beer,. Verkkothe popularity of dollar stores has exploded during the pandemic. Research suggests 88% of americans shop at dollar stores at least sometimes.