Ohio AG continues to apply pressure to Dollar General stores

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost returned to court to ask a Butler County Common Pleas judge to "immediately force" Dollar General to stop "advertising one price on its store shelves and charging another price – typically higher – at its registers," adding that "deceptive pricing" continues at the retailer’s stores. In his request for a temporary restraining order against the discount retailer, Yost cited ongoing violations of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act. He also requested a hearing regarding a preliminary injunction that would require Dollar General to abide by Ohio consumer laws as this case progresses. According to the AG, multiple county auditors, as part of their regular duties, have inspected Dollar General stores and found that many of the product prices displayed did not match the prices charged. Yost sued the company on Nov. 1, 2022. In the months since the lawsuit was filed, the Attorney General’s Office says it has received 116 complaints regarding Dollar General’s shelf-pricing issues. Reference Link