Penalty Amount
$1,875,000
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement after an investigation found Dollar General stores routinely charged customers more than advertised or posted prices and issued confusing receipts. Dollar General must donate $1.875 million in food and personal items to Foodlink and implement pricing, receipt, training, and audit reforms.
Dollar General will provide a $1.875 million donation of food and personal goods to Foodlink, honor the lowest listed price, update pricing procedures and receipts, train New York employees, post customer notices, conduct internal and independent pricing audits, and resolve identified pricing discrepancies within 24 hours.
Review vendor and supplier agreements for responsibility and service levels covering accurate product, shelf, advertised, promotional, and register prices, including processes for validating weekly ads and coupons and correcting discrepancies promptly. Customer-facing terms and receipt requirements should clearly explain discounts and ensure the lowest applicable price is honored. For store operations and outsourced pricing services, check audit rights, access to pricing records, employee training obligations, escalation and remediation timelines, and responsibility for costs or consumer-facing corrections when pricing errors are found.
Entity
DolGen New York, LLC and Dollar General Corporation
Industry
RetailOfficial Press Release
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-secures-1875-million-food-and-goods-dollar-general
dolgen new york llc dollar general corporation assurance of
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/settlements-agreements/dolgen-new-york-llc-dollar-general-corporation-assurance-of-discontinuance-2026.pdf
New York Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://ag.ny.gov/press-releases
"from DolGen New York, LLC and Dollar General Corporation (Dollar General)"
"Dollar General will pay a civil penalty in the form of a $1.875 million donation of food items and personal goods to Foodlink."
"Under New York law, retail stores must ensure that the price charged for an item is equivalent to the lowest advertised, written, posted, or marked price offered."
"State and local laws also require retail stores to score at least 98 percent on price accuracy inspections from Weights and Measures officials."
"An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that Dollar General routinely overcharged customers for items sold in its stores."
"Engaging an independent auditor to conduct unannounced pricing audits of every single Dollar General store in New York twice a fiscal year;"
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$35.0M
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