Dollar store entry tended to have a larger impact on independent grocery stores in rural census tracts, 2000–19
![Dollar store entry tended to have a larger impact on independent grocery stores in rural census tracts, 2000–19 Bar chart showing percent loss after the entry of a dollar store in number, employment, and sales for independent grocery stores in rural and urban census tracts, and the average percent loss, from 2000 to 2019.](/webdocs/charts/109071/fig_1_dollar_store_entry_768px.png?v=6530.1)
Using proprietary data, researchers from USDA, Economic Research Service, North Dakota State University, and the University of Connecticut found that the entry of dollar stores had a more significant impact on independent grocers in rural census tracts than in urban ones.
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