Dollar General agrees to nearly $1.9m settlement for overcharging New York customers

Government inspections showed overcharges as high as 39% on some items. The discount store giant was the subject of a 2025 investigation by the Guardian Dollar General, the nation’s largest dollar-store chain, has agreed to a $1.875m deal to settle allegations that it “repeatedly and persistently” overcharged customers across New York state. The New York attorney general’s office found that Dollar…