Dollar General routinely and knowingly overcharged customers, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 20 states allege in a complaint.

Dollar General, which has more than 20,000 stores, the vast majority in small towns, routinely charged customers more at the cash register than the prices stated on price tags, store shelves and advertisements, the FTC and the states alleged in a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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