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Dollar General Agrees to $1.9m Settlement for Overcharging New York Customers

The discount retailer pays the fine after state inspectors found prices at checkout exceeded shelf labels by up to 39%.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 22 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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0%50%100%93%19 Oct, 11:39 UTCnowThe Guardian US: Dollar General agrees to a nearly $1.9m settlement for overcharging New York customers · 22 Oct, 17:19 UTC

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19 Oct, 11:39 UTC93%

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1 publisher has covered this in 1 article since 22 Oct 2026. The Guardian US published first, on 22 October at 17:19 UTC.

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  • Above 1.5% — the market puts it at 93%, closing 9 Jun 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Dollar General reports same-store sales growth above 1.5% for fiscal 2026. It resolves to No if that specific metric is 1.5% or lower. Readers often mistake the linked GM news story as relevant, but only Dollar General's reported sales figures determine the outcome.
  • Above 3.5% — the market puts it at 37%, with $200 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 2 Apr 2027. The outcome is Yes if Dollar General reports same-store sales growth above 3.5% for its third quarter of 2026. The outcome is No if that specific metric does not exceed 3.5%. Readers often mistake the linked story about European stocks and gold for the relevant data source, but only Dollar General's official Q3 2026 sales figures determine the result.

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  1. Dollar General agrees to a nearly $1.9m settlement for overcharging New York customers The Guardian US ·

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  • Kalshi Above 3.5% 37% −9 $200 24hends 2 Apr 2027

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