Dollar General Agrees to Pay New Jersey $1.2 Million for Alleged Pricing Violations

Dollar General, the national discount chain with 186 stores in New Jersey, has agreed to pay $1.2 million in a settlement with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs’ Office of Weights and Management.

The settlement is the largest ever for the Office of Weights and Management and alleged that the Tennessee-based retailer repeatedly violated pricing rules when certain items consistently rang in at higher prices at cash registers than were marked on shelves.

“Dollar General claims to provide everyday essentials at affordable prices in communities often underserved by other retailers, but time and time again the chain has been caught overcharging customers through deceptive pricing tactics,” Cari Fais, acting director of the state Division of Consumer Affairs, said in a press release.

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