Dollar General discount retail chain also restricts investment in infrastructure and labor at its stores. Most of its stores are illuminated by light bulbs, with small areas with narrow aisles and basic metal shelving systems. According to UBS, each Dollar General store, the area of 650 - 930m2, has a construction cost of about 250,000 USD and payback within 2 years. Meanwhile, the cost of an average Starbucks store, area of about 158 m2, is 450,000 USD. With a relatively small scale, Dollar General's store doesn't need much labor. Each store only needs about 2 - 4 employees to pay and arrange goods. Baby Yoda Dollar General Survived Covid-19 2020 shirt
