Dollar General and Dollar Tree have each been fined millions of dollars by the federal govt. for everything from exposed wiring to blocked exits to severe rodent infestations.
Remarkably, they’ve shown little interest in making their stores safer. 🧵1/
#DollarStoreProblems
Remarkably, they’ve shown little interest in making their stores safer. 🧵1/
#DollarStoreProblems
Between 2017-22, Dollar Tree was fined more than $9.3 million by OSHA for piling boxes in aisles and storage rooms, blocking emergency exits, and creating trip hazards for workers and shoppers. 2/
In 2019, the FDA sent a warning letter to the company for sourcing over-the-counter medications, sold under Dollar Tree’s Assured Brand label, from foreign companies that significantly violate Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations. 3/
Dollar General has similarly been fined at least $3.3M for safety violations since 2016.
In June '22, a single store in Baldwin, WI was hit with more than $400k in fines from OSHA.
This was the 6th time the store had been closed in the past year for hazardous conditions. 4/
In June '22, a single store in Baldwin, WI was hit with more than $400k in fines from OSHA.
This was the 6th time the store had been closed in the past year for hazardous conditions. 4/
Family Dollar has also been the subject of many lawsuits, including one from the state of Arkansas for failing to address a massive rat infestation in one of its distribution warehouses that triggered recalls at more than 400 stores. 5/
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