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=== Allegations of creating food deserts ===
Dollar stores have been alleged by a number of studies, individuals, and organizations to proliferate [[Food desert|food deserts]]: areas with limited access to healthy and affordable food.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Chenarides |first1=Lauren |last2=Cho |first2=Clare |last3=Nayga Jr. |first3=Rodolfo M. |last4=Thomsen |first4=Michael R. |date=September 2021 |title=Dollar stores and food deserts |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0143622821001132 |journal=Applied Geography |volume=134 |doi=10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102497 |via=[[Elsevier Science Direct]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Corkery |first=Michael |date=2023-03-01 |title=As Dollar Stores Proliferate, Some Communities Say No |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/business/dollar-stores-rejected.html |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Wesley |date=2022-04-20 |title=As Dollar Stores Proliferate Food Deserts, Some Communities Push Back |url=https://www.eater.com/23026173/dollar-store-general-food-deserts |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Eater |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Chris |date=2023-04-26 |title=Dollar Stores Are Becoming Problem for Grocers |url=https://foodinstitute.com/focus/dollar-stores-are-becoming-problem-for-grocers/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=The Food Institute |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-20 |title=North Texas dollar stores are adding produce. Is it really a win for food deserts? |url=https://www.keranews.org/news/2023-12-20/north-texas-dollar-stores-are-adding-produce-is-it-really-a-win-for-food-deserts |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=KERA News |language=en}}</ref> Dollar stores are alleged to outcompete local grocery stores, and end up being one of the few options available for purchasing food in some communities.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2019-12-08 |title=Dollar Stores and food deserts: The latest struggle between Main Street and corporate America - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dollar-stores-and-food-deserts-the-latest-struggle-between-main-street-and-corporate-america/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Dollar Tree has disputed this claim; it claimed that in a number of cases it created food options in food deserts.<ref name=":1" /> In 2023, Dollar Tree reportedly stopped selling eggs when the price of eggs increased.<ref name=":2" /> In line with these allegations, a number of U.S. states have passed restrictions on where new dollar stores can be opened.<ref name=":3" />