Dollar Stores in the USA and Prospects for Bangladesh
 

Mr Mabroor Mahmood
Research Associate

The first presentation under the CPD's YSSS titled The Growth of "Dollar Store" Industry in the USA and Bangladesh's Export Potentials was made by Research Associate Mabroor Mahmud on January 22, 2004. The presentation dealt with product-mix, sales and marketing aspects of the US Dollar Store Industry (US DSI), and described the export potentials for Bangladeshi Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in this particular market niche. The paper underscored that the sales size of US DSI was about US$ 40 billion with an average annual growth rate of 7 per cent and that the stores depended mainly on Chinese products. The paper argued that DSIs open a window of opportunity for Bangladeshi SMEs if targeted strategies  in the area of finishing and marketing products are pursued.