"First, five-and-dimes gave way to dollar stores. Now, inflation pressures are threatening to make the dollar store a thing of the past, too.
Dollarama Group LP, Canada's largest dollar store operator, is set to abandon its "all at $1" pricing strategy at its 536 stores in the new year, the company said yesterday.
After Feb. 1, Dollarama will introduce three new price levels - $1.25, $1.50 and $2 - though it says the majority of items will still sell for $1.
"After 16 years at a dollar, we've found in the last few years sourcing dollar products has become a little more difficult," Dollarama chief executive officer Larry Rossy said in a rare interview. "Meanwhile, during our recent buying trips [to Asia] we were consistently offered 'wow' items at the $1.50 to $2 price point."
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