Mitchell Hartman

He's done some consulting for Dollar Tree in the past.

And so having this kind of delivery service is a good service for them.

He also says in-store purchases may be in cash and are kind of anonymous.

This allows these retailers to have a better visibility to what their shoppers are actually shopping for.

Being on these delivery apps gives dollar stores a chance to be discovered by new customers, says Natalie Cutler, who follows retail trends for the advisory firm BDO.

Cutler says there's something kind of democratizing about being able to get discount goods delivered.

Basically, whether people have less money or more money, sometimes convenience is something they're willing to pay for.

In Baltimore, I'm Stephanie Hughes for Marketplace.

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Right now, my main role is to be a good mom, you know, and watch my son grow up.

Hi, my name is Cynthia Vicente.

I am from Bellflower, California.

Mi nombre es Rufina Gutierrez y nuestro negocio se llama The Zapotec Weaver.

Yes, so what my mom said is that she is the founder of The Zapotec Weavers and I am co-founder of the textile business The Zapotec Weavers.

Okay, so what my mom was saying here, the reason why we started the business was to help my family back home.

And they are always in my mind.

So once the pandemic came, there was no income.

So I asked my daughter, Cynthia, to help me start this business for my family and with them.

When I was younger, I was an artist in myself, and it's what I used to do as a living.

I used to help my dad dye the wool and clean the wool.