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Trump’s tariffs are hitting the country’s most vulnerable: Dollar store shoppers

For more than 30 years, Dollar Tree has made a singular promise to its customers: “Everything’s $1.”

Not anymore.

The Chesapeake, Va.-based retailer, which relies heavily on cheaply made goods from China, said this week that it had begun testing higher prices at some of its stores. Soon, more than 100 Dollar Tree stores around the country will sell items that cost up to $5.

View the complete May 31 article by Abha Bhattarai on The Washington Post website here.

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