NEW YORK -- With economic hardship afflicting shoppers from coast to coast, dollar stores are playing a more significant role in people's lives and, in the process, are posing a competitive challenge to chain drug stores and other mainstream retailers.
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Lower-income shoppers are buying closer to consumption, making more trips and buying less on each trip, industry analysts say, while mid- to high-income shoppers are stocking up and buying in bulk.
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