Better Buy: Amazon vs. Dollar Tree

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) online marketplace crushed many brick-and-mortar retailers during the retail apocalypse, but Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) survived that relentless assault and continued expanding.

It's tough for Amazon to compete against dollar stores, which often sell products for lower prices without extra shipping fees. Dollar Tree is the only American dollar store chain that still sells all of its products for $1. Family Dollar, which it bought in 2015, sells products at slightly higher prices.

But over the past 12 months, Amazon's stock rose roughly 40% against Dollar Tree's 20% decline. Let's see why Amazon stayed ahead of its dollar store rival, and whether or not that trend will continue.

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Source Fool.com