Dollar Stores Growing More Popular with Higher-Income Shoppers.

From: Denver Post (Denver, CO) | Date: May 14, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Kristi Arellano

May 14--Diana Velasco navigates the aisles of a Family Dollar store in Denver, filling her cart with pillows, cleaning products and toothpaste. She hands her 15-month-old son a package of toy cars and allows her 5-year-old daughter to select a few toys.

"I can let the kids pick out the toys they want because the prices are so good," said Velasco, 33.

Customers like Velasco, who runs an advertising business from her Denver ho...

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