Highlights
- Arizona AG Kris Mayes joined the FTC and 19 other states in a federal lawsuit filed against Dollar General in Tennessee.
- The complaint alleges Dollar General charged customers more at the register than prices shown on shelves, price tags, and weekly circulars for years.
- FTC undercover investigators found every purchase at Dollar General stores in multiple states resulted in an overcharge versus the advertised price.
- Dollar General operates more than 100 stores in Arizona, with its customer base concentrated in rural communities and low- and fixed-income households.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed into a federal lawsuit Monday accusing Dollar General Corporation of a years-long pattern of charging customers more at the register than the prices posted on shelves, price tags, advertisements, and weekly circulars, a practice the complaint says has affected millions of purchases nationwide.
The suit, filed in Tennessee where Dollar General is headquartered, was brought by the Federal Trade Commission alongside a coalition of 20 states, split across party lines, with Arizona among them. The Arizona Attorney General's Office announced the action Monday morning.
The complaint argues Dollar General was aware of the problem and failed to fix it. According to the filing, the company received tens of thousands of consumer complaints nationwide about not honoring marked prices. FTC investigators also conducted undercover purchases at Dollar General stores in several states earlier this year; every transaction resulted in a charge higher than the advertised price.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 26/10/2026 19:41
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