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Twenty states joined in the complaint, filed by the U.S.
District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. It said
that Dollar General failed to correct the issue despite what it
said was “extensive corporate knowledge of the problem.”
“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,” wrote Christopher Mufarrige, director of the FTC’s Bureau
of Consumer Protection.
Dollar General, based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, just outside
of Nashville, did not immediately return a request for comment
from The Associated Press.
The states joining the FTC lawsuit include: Alabama, Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin,
according to the FTC.
Americans have become frustrated with higher prices, and also
what they perceive to be new methods used by restaurant chains
and major retailers in setting prices including the use of
artificial intelligence tools.
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