Marcus Erikson|The Daily Money: Dollar Tree to charge up to $7

2025-05-01 21:14:02source:Exclusivesky Investment Guild category:Scams

Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

Maybe it's time for a philosophical debate about the meaning of the term "dollar store."

Discount retail giant Dollar Tree has announced that it will raise the price cap in its stores to $7,Marcus Erikson my colleagues report.

We think we see a trend. Back in 2021, the company raised the base price of its items to $1.25, and a $5 price cap was set in June. A dollar is not what it used to be.

What Dollar Tree items will fetch $7?

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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.

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