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North Carolina joins 20-state case alleging Dollar General charged more at checkout
The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states, including North Carolina, are suing Dollar General over alleged price differences between shelf displays and checkout totals. The FTC says the practices cost shoppers millions of dollars and disproportionately matter to customers with low or fixed incomes.
North Carolina has joined 19 other states and the Federal Trade Commission in a federal lawsuit accusing Dollar General of charging customers more at checkout than prices displayed on shelves or in advertisements.
The lawsuit, announced Oct. 27, 2026, alleges the discount retailer engaged in what the FTC describes as long-running deceptive pricing practices. The agency says the discrepancies cost customers millions of dollars and that Dollar General knew about the problems but did not adequately correct them.
The other states joining the case are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
The FTC says accurate pricing is especially important to Dollar General’s low- and fixed-income customers. The company operates more than 21,000 stores nationwide, making the allegations relevant to shoppers across the country, including in North Carolina.
The claims are allegations in a lawsuit; the case’s filing does not establish that the company violated the law.