FTC and 20 states sue Dollar General, saying it overcharged its poorest customers by millions
Source: Fortune ·
The discount chain, which gets most of its sales from households earning under $35,000, has failed thousands of price inspections and paid millions in state settlements. Now federal regulators are suing.
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The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states sued Dollar General on Monday, alleging the discount chain has spent years charging customers more at the register than the prices shown on its shelves, price tags, and advertisements. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, accuses the company of “long-running deceptive pricing practices.” Customers pick out items at one price, then get hit with a higher bill at checkout. Thousands of Dollar General stores have “taken advantage of vulnerable shoppers by extracting millions of dollars in unlawful overcharges,” the complaint states. Between 2019 and March 2026, the pricing discrepancies generated nearly 30,000 consumer complaints to the company, according to the lawsuit. “Dollar General has betrayed the trust of millions of American consumers and imposed significant financial harm on communities and consumers who are already struggling to make their paychecks last,” Christopher Mufarrige, director…