DOLLAR STORES: Sales +8.9% in 2013
Sales from dollar stores (Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar etc) grew 8.9% to $28.7bn in 2013, while store counts increased 5.2% to 27,000+ stores.
Dollar stores are small store formats that traditionally sold staples and knickknacks, but now generate a far higher percentage (20-65%) of volumes from food and consumable items.