public company

Dollar Tree / Family Dollar

Industry Retail

A public discount retailer operating Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores selling household basics, food, and consumables. The chain offers low-price access but has an unusually severe OSHA record involving blocked exits, unsafe storage, and repeated store hazards.

Why this matters: Dollar Tree and Family Dollar are direct Dollar General competitors and should be calibrated against the same worker-safety standard.

Letter grade F Malignant Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 11, 2026

Final Score -4* F - Malignant

FMALIGNANT-4 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material6

Bonus+0

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap6

Penalties-10

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Evaluation Overview

F - Malignant

The score turns mainly on Product Integrity, with the largest penalty coming from Human Harm.

Strengths

Product Integrity2/5
Ownership1/10
Governance1/10

Penalties

Human Harm-6
Accountability Opacity-2
Ecological Harm-1
Toxic Products-1

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims8
Direct axis claims8
Coverage8/13

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	1 / 10	Dollar Tree is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker- or community-controlled. Dollar Tree is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker- or community-controlled. That keeps Dollar Tree / Family Dollar low on Ownership: decisive control remains with shareholders, private owners, executives, or state insiders rather than affected people. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence Dollar Tree is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker- or community-controlled. [1]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	1 / 10	Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. That keeps Dollar Tree / Family Dollar low on Governance: ordinary users, workers, customers, or affected communities cannot change the rules that govern them. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. [2] context Dollar Tree is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker- or community-controlled. [1] context OSHA reported more than 500 inspections and more than 300 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar before a corporate-wide safety settlement addressing hazards across thousands of stores. [3] context The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar OSHA record involved blocked exits, unsafe material storage, fire-extinguisher access, and electrical-panel access hazards, creating direct worker and customer safety risks. [4] context Dollar Tree and Family Dollar provide low-price access but do so through a model repeatedly cited for safety underinvestment, weakening the real deal for workers and communities. [5] context The repeated OSHA enforcement record shows hidden safety costs behind the apparent low-price retail deal. [6]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	1 / 10	Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. That keeps Dollar Tree / Family Dollar low on Extraction: the business model makes extraction from workers, users, suppliers, customers, or the public central rather than incidental. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. [2] context Dollar Tree is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker- or community-controlled. [1] context OSHA reported more than 500 inspections and more than 300 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar before a corporate-wide safety settlement addressing hazards across thousands of stores. [3] context The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar OSHA record involved blocked exits, unsafe material storage, fire-extinguisher access, and electrical-panel access hazards, creating direct worker and customer safety risks. [4] context Dollar Tree and Family Dollar provide low-price access but do so through a model repeatedly cited for safety underinvestment, weakening the real deal for workers and communities. [5] context The repeated OSHA enforcement record shows hidden safety costs behind the apparent low-price retail deal. [6]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	0 / 7	OSHA reported more than 500 inspections and more than 300 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar before a corporate-wide safety settlement addressing hazards across thousands of stores. OSHA reported more than 500 inspections and more than 300 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar before a corporate-wide safety settlement addressing hazards across thousands of stores. That keeps Dollar Tree / Family Dollar low on Labor Sovereignty: labor remains managerially controlled, replaceable, or exposed to coercive employment and contracting conditions. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence OSHA reported more than 500 inspections and more than 300 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar before a corporate-wide safety settlement addressing hazards across thousands of stores. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	0 / 7	Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. That keeps Dollar Tree / Family Dollar low on Solidarity with the Unemployed: the model provides little protection for people who leave, are excluded, or cannot bargain from employment. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. [2] context Dollar Tree is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker- or community-controlled. [1] context OSHA reported more than 500 inspections and more than 300 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar before a corporate-wide safety settlement addressing hazards across thousands of stores. [3] context The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar OSHA record involved blocked exits, unsafe material storage, fire-extinguisher access, and electrical-panel access hazards, creating direct worker and customer safety risks. [4] context Dollar Tree and Family Dollar provide low-price access but do so through a model repeatedly cited for safety underinvestment, weakening the real deal for workers and communities. [5] context The repeated OSHA enforcement record shows hidden safety costs behind the apparent low-price retail deal. [6]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	0 / 7	Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. That keeps Dollar Tree / Family Dollar low on Loss-Bearing Fidelity: losses, hazards, or adjustment costs are routinely pushed onto workers, customers, suppliers, communities, or the public. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. [2] context Dollar Tree is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker- or community-controlled. [1] context OSHA reported more than 500 inspections and more than 300 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar before a corporate-wide safety settlement addressing hazards across thousands of stores. [3] context The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar OSHA record involved blocked exits, unsafe material storage, fire-extinguisher access, and electrical-panel access hazards, creating direct worker and customer safety risks. [4] context Dollar Tree and Family Dollar provide low-price access but do so through a model repeatedly cited for safety underinvestment, weakening the real deal for workers and communities. [5] context The repeated OSHA enforcement record shows hidden safety costs behind the apparent low-price retail deal. [6]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	1 / 5	Dollar Tree and Family Dollar provide low-price access but do so through a model repeatedly cited for safety underinvestment, weakening the real deal for workers and communities. Dollar Tree and Family Dollar provide low-price access but do so through a model repeatedly cited for safety underinvestment, weakening the real deal for workers and communities. That keeps Dollar Tree / Family Dollar low on Market Conduct: market power, lock-in, coercive pricing, or exclusionary conduct is a major part of the institution's position. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence Dollar Tree and Family Dollar provide low-price access but do so through a model repeatedly cited for safety underinvestment, weakening the real deal for workers and communities. [5]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	2 / 5	Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. That places Dollar Tree / Family Dollar in the middle of Product Integrity: the product has real use value but is compromised by incentives, monetization, lock-in, quality degradation, or risk. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Linked evidence Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. [2]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	0 / 5	Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. That keeps Dollar Tree / Family Dollar low on Scale Integrity: scale magnifies harm, gatekeeping, opacity, or extraction rather than disciplining it. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Linked evidence context Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise. [2] context Dollar Tree is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker- or community-controlled. [1] context OSHA reported more than 500 inspections and more than 300 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar before a corporate-wide safety settlement addressing hazards across thousands of stores. [3] context The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar OSHA record involved blocked exits, unsafe material storage, fire-extinguisher access, and electrical-panel access hazards, creating direct worker and customer safety risks. [4] context Dollar Tree and Family Dollar provide low-price access but do so through a model repeatedly cited for safety underinvestment, weakening the real deal for workers and communities. [5] context The repeated OSHA enforcement record shows hidden safety costs behind the apparent low-price retail deal. [6]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Human Harm ? Severity, scale, culpability, vulnerable targets, willful reoffense, reputation laundering, pattern escalation, and time decay. Range: -20 to 0.	-6	The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar OSHA record involved blocked exits, unsafe material storage, fire-extinguisher access, and electrical-panel access hazards, creating direct worker and customer safety risks. The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar OSHA record involved blocked exits, unsafe material storage, fire-extinguisher access, and electrical-panel access hazards, creating direct worker and customer safety risks. That warrants a limited Human Harm penalty because ordinary operation, documented misconduct, or institutional power creates serious injury, deprivation, abuse, or foreseeable human damage. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar OSHA record involved blocked exits, unsafe material storage, fire-extinguisher access, and electrical-panel access hazards, creating direct worker and customer safety risks. [4]
Ecological Harm ? Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale, including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.	-1	Dollar Tree / Family Dollar retains conduct relevant to the Ecological Harm penalty: dense discount retail moves high volumes of packaged consumables, plastics, household goods, shipping, and store operations through a conventional low-cost chain. Dollar Tree / Family Dollar retains conduct relevant to the Ecological Harm penalty: dense discount retail moves high volumes of packaged consumables, plastics, household goods, shipping, and store operations through a conventional low-cost chain. That warrants a limited Ecological Harm penalty because the institution causes or defends ecological damage that is more than incidental to the model. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence Dollar Tree / Family Dollar retains conduct relevant to the Ecological Harm penalty: dense discount retail moves high volumes of packaged consumables, plastics, household goods, shipping, and store operations through a conventional low-cost chain. [7]
Toxic Products ? Current sale of products whose ordinary use, exposure, ingredients, residues, packaging, or formulation creates toxic, addictive, or consumer-safety risk. Food products receive at least light scrutiny for artificial colors, artificial flavors, petro-derived additives, pesticide residues, contaminants, endocrine-disrupting packaging, and ultra-processed formulation. Ordinary adult nightlife or alcohol service is not penalized by itself without evidence of predatory marketing, youth targeting, addiction-extractive design, or unusual product-safety misconduct. Range: -5 to 0.	-1	Dollar Tree / Family Dollar retains conduct relevant to the Toxic Products penalty: discount retail includes cleaning chemicals, batteries, pesticides, low-cost plastics, and other household consumables with ordinary toxic or disposal risk. Dollar Tree / Family Dollar retains conduct relevant to the Toxic Products penalty: discount retail includes cleaning chemicals, batteries, pesticides, low-cost plastics, and other household consumables with ordinary toxic or disposal risk. That warrants a limited Toxic Products penalty because ordinary use, exposure, ingredients, residues, packaging, or formulation creates material toxic, addictive, or consumer-safety risk. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence Dollar Tree / Family Dollar retains conduct relevant to the Toxic Products penalty: discount retail includes cleaning chemicals, batteries, pesticides, low-cost plastics, and other household consumables with ordinary toxic or disposal risk. [8]
Accountability Opacity ? Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.	-2	The repeated OSHA enforcement record shows hidden safety costs behind the apparent low-price retail deal. The repeated OSHA enforcement record shows hidden safety costs behind the apparent low-price retail deal. That warrants a severe Accountability Opacity penalty because material facts, risks, conflicts, ownership, or accountability information are obscured from the public. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Linked evidence The repeated OSHA enforcement record shows hidden safety costs behind the apparent low-price retail deal. [6]

Bonus Credits

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Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 76/100

8 verified linked claims 8 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 8/13 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 17/20

8 verified linked claims

Source quality 14/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

8 direct claims across 13 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 6/10

8/13 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1Dollar Tree is a shareholder-governed public company, so control is investor-centered rather than worker- or community-controlled.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

Dollar Tree investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%

2Dollar Tree operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar discount retail stores selling household goods, food, consumables, and general merchandise.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

Dollar Tree websiteGeneral web source · 58%

3OSHA reported more than 500 inspections and more than 300 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar before a corporate-wide safety settlement addressing hazards across thousands of stores.

Labor Sovereignty Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

OSHA Dollar Tree safety release 2022Primary public record · 100%
OSHA Dollar Tree corporate settlementPrimary public record · 100%

4The Dollar Tree/Family Dollar OSHA record involved blocked exits, unsafe material storage, fire-extinguisher access, and electrical-panel access hazards, creating direct worker and customer safety risks.

Human Harm Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

AP on Dollar Tree OSHA settlementIndependent reporting · 82%
OSHA Dollar Tree corporate settlementPrimary public record · 100%

5Dollar Tree and Family Dollar provide low-price access but do so through a model repeatedly cited for safety underinvestment, weakening the real deal for workers and communities.

Market Conduct Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

AP on Dollar Tree OSHA settlementIndependent reporting · 82%

6The repeated OSHA enforcement record shows hidden safety costs behind the apparent low-price retail deal.

Accountability Opacity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

OSHA Dollar Tree corporate settlementPrimary public record · 100%

7Dollar Tree / Family Dollar retains conduct relevant to the Ecological Harm penalty: dense discount retail moves high volumes of packaged consumables, plastics, household goods, shipping, and store operations through a conventional low-cost chain.

Ecological Harm Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

Dollar Tree websiteGeneral web source · 58%

8Dollar Tree / Family Dollar retains conduct relevant to the Toxic Products penalty: discount retail includes cleaning chemicals, batteries, pesticides, low-cost plastics, and other household consumables with ordinary toxic or disposal risk.

Toxic Products Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

Dollar Tree websiteGeneral web source · 58%

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