Academic Paper on Why Dollar Stores (Like Dollar Store and Dollar General) in the United States are so bad for health and communities. Also talk about how food cooperatives (co-ops) are a much healthier choice and better for communities.
Note: Please review the following to help you understand the issue and use these and other you may find as resources for this paper.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/urban-and-rural-communities-take-on-dollar-store-scourge/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/us/rural-farm-market.html
https://cdi.coop/food-coops-food-deserts-low-income-communities/
https://foodandnutrition.org/january-february-2015/co-op-comeback-new-co-ops-different/
https://www.change.org/p/the-community-of-hathaway-say-no-to-dollar-general-in-hathaway
https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/big-agribusiness-finance-farming/
https://civileats.com/2018/12/17/dollar-stores-are-taking-over-the-grocery-business-and-its-bad-news-for-public-health-and-local-economies/
https://www.businessinsider.com/dollar-stores-health-income-poverty-2018-12
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/toxic-items-found-in-dollar-stores/
https://www.wraltechwire.com/2019/07/19/are-dollar-stores-bad-for-poor-americans-critics-say-yes-seek-to-limit-growth/
https://progressive.org/magazine/dollar-stores-prey-on-the-poor-sainato-191001/
https://www.fastcompany.com/90278384/why-dollar-stores-are-bad-business-for-the-neighborhoods-they-open-in
https://www.greenamerica.org/detox-your-closet-search-less-toxic-clothes/dollar-store-items-found-be-riddled-toxins
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/fda-warns-there-is-potentially-dangerous-over-the-counter-medicine-at-dollar-stores/1009129363/