Family Dollar Ohio Store Closure: Impact on Dayton Community and Local Concerns. Opportunity for new investors

in late November 2024 The Family Dollar at 1130 N. Main St. in Dayton is going to close. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Nov 10, 2024

Nearly 1,000 Family Dollar stores closing

The local costumers say that the Family Dollar store on North Main Street in Dayton will close later this month, which will affect the area because the are has limited sources of shopping, It is also an opportunity for new business owners to invest in this market.

The report confirms that the store will offer discounts before closing where, The store is selling items at a 20% discount this week. The store is expected to offer sales of 30% off next week and 40% off in its final week of operation in the Family Dollar at 1130 N. Main St. at Helena Street

Victoria McNeal, president of the Riverdale Neighborhood Association said, “I think it will be a tremendous loss not just for Riverdale, but adjacent neighborhoods, too.”

Multiple shoppers reported that store sees a significant amount of shoplifting and they believe this played a role in its closure. A store employee said shoplifting is a major problem that hurt profit margins.

In recent years, part of a wave of closures of retail chain stores that have struggled, A Family Dollar in northwest Dayton shut down earlier this year.

The Family Dollar at 1130 N. Main St. in Dayton is going to close in late November 2024. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF