Although many locations were taken over by Dollar General, the tax collections just don’t measure up even though the Dollar General stores offer many of the same products, but not a pharmacy. Mayor Jenni White, who took office a few months after the Walmart Express closed, said Luther had to put off buying two new police cars. “What we learned from the Express stores was that our customers still wanted to shop at the supercenters,” Hatfield said. “Dollar General … I just don’t think they do a good job on it” by displaying items that do not always “appear” fresh, Johnson said. “Of course I said I’d never walk in one,” after the store closed.

Source: National Post January 20, 2018 15:45 UTC