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Family Dollar to pay $63 million to settle allegations that it routinely overcharged customers

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Source: The Daily Star

Family Dollar will pay $63 million to settle state and federal allegations that it routinely charged customers more at the register than the prices displayed on its shelves or on its website and mobile app. The Federal Trade Commission and…

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