I felt a tiny pang the first time I saw the new price tags at Dollar Tree. $4.75 for a chocolate bar?! It looked like a fancy ...

Dollar Tree is raising prices to $1.50 on some items that currently cost $1.25. Some store employees are putting red stickers over the $1.25 price point in preparation for the change.

Dollar Tree is raising prices to $1.50 on some items that currently cost $1.25. Some store employees are putting red stickers over the $1.25 price point in preparation for the change.

Dollar Tree has rolled out prices higher than its standard $1.25 products at about 2,900 so-called multi-price stores. Certain products can cost anywhere from $1.50 to $7 at those locations.

Dollar Tree executives pointed to an ongoing effort that is helping them recoup some of those tariff costs: Stocking more higher-priced items at its stores. In 2021, the retailer said it would ...