“This is an interesting store with a varied mix of items. The store is bright, clean, and neat. The prices are excellent. It's worth it to take the time and check it out.”
“Kudos Christina.. Excellent Customer Service.. Friendly Personality and Knowledgeable. Great Store ..Great Selections and Varieties of Groceries Paper Goodies Decorations Ect ...Great Store for Tourists for Drinks , Water Foods Snacks /Candt or Travel/Vacation Items .”
“Five-Star Review for Dollar General – Absecon, New Jersey Don is an excellent employee who consistently demonstrates a willingness to help customers whenever he can. His helpful attitude, dedication, and customer service deserve recognition and appreciation. Don and the entire team at Dollar General in Absecon are doing a great job, and their hard work should not go unnoticed. I also want to bring an important matter to the attention of Dollar General’s district management and corporate leadership: the employees who keep these stores operating deserve fair, competitive, and significantly improved compensation. Retail work is demanding, requiring patience, long hours, customer service, and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities, often under challenging conditions. With New Jersey’s high cost of living, rising gas prices, inflation, housing expenses, and other everyday necessities, it is increasingly difficult for hardworking employees to make ends meet. Compensation should reflect both the demands of the job and the economic realities employees face in this state. I strongly encourage Dollar General’s corporate leadership and district management to review the wages of Don and the entire Absecon team immediately, maximize available pay increases, and expedite any eligible promotions, raises, and compensation improvements. Employees who demonstrate dedication, reliability, and a commitment to serving customers should have meaningful opportunities to earn better wages and advance within the company. Don deserves recognition, and so does the entire staff. A company that values its employees should demonstrate that appreciation not only through words, but also through fair wages, improved compensation, and real opportunities for financial growth. Thank you, Don, and the entire Dollar General team in Absecon, New Jersey, for the work you do. I hope corporate leadership and district management take this feedback seriously and act promptly to ensure that your hard work is properly recognized and rewarded.”
“In the past this store had been completely disorganized. The isles were always blocked by carts of merchandise and fallen items. Recently, there has been a tremendous change. The store is clean and orderly. The shelves are stocked neatly. The staff is friendly.”
Burlington Stores is giving its locations a major makeover. The off-price retailer has already transformed about half of its 1,115 stores and plans to complete the redesign across its entire fleet by the end of 2026. The company calls this makeover "Store Experience 2.0." Gone are the cramped aisles and confusing layouts that once defined discount shopping. Instead, Burlington is creating wider walkways, organized sections, and clearer signs to help shoppers find what they need.
Dollar General is adding more of its private label food offerings to stores, following similar moves by big retailers like Walmart and Amazon as store brands keep growing in popularity. The store is launching new items under its own labels, including ice cream, cinnamon rolls, coffee syrups, and salad dressings. The move comes as store brand sales reached $271 billion in 2024, up nearly 4% from 2023.
Daiso, the beloved Japanese retailer known for its variety of affordable household goods, is expanding further in the U.S. market. This week, the company is celebrating the grand openings of three new stores in Texas and California. On Saturday, Aug. 10, Daiso debuted an 8,000-sq.-ft. location in Beaumont, Texas, at Dowlen Towne Center, as well as two Southern California stores - a 6,319-sq.-ft. space in Van Nuys at Mid Valley Marketplace and a 5,200-sq.-ft. store in Westminster at Westminster Center.
Dollar Tree is moving into 170 former 99 Cents Only stores, marking a big shift in the discount retail landscape. The company announced Wednesday it's taking over leases in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas, with plans to reopen the stores under its own brand as early as fall 2024.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet just landed a great deal of its own, winning a $14.6 million bankruptcy auction for 11 former 99 Cents Only store locations across Texas. The discount retail chain pounced after 99 Cents Only abruptly went out of business in March, shuttering all 371 of its stores in California, Arizona, Texas, and Nevada. Ollie's quickly made an opening "stalking horse bid" to grab over a dozen of the empty properties.
