Regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time, Tiger Woods, while assessing his performance at The Players Championship, once said: “It was a mixed bag pretty much all week. A lot of really, really good stuff out there, some mediocre and some bad.” In a similar manner, when assessing the dollar and drugstore channel, experts note that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic carries mixed impact and sales for dollar and variety stores.
“Dollar stores continued to experience growth in 2021, however, at a slower rate than in 2020,” says Brigette Thomas, lead analyst at IBISWorld, New York. “Since the industry offers comparatively lower prices on everyday goods, the industry typically benefits from economic disruptions.