Dollar Tree (DLTR) Source: shutterstock.com/Jonathan Weiss Dollar store stocks, like Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) are attractive in recessions. In fact, management at Dollar General says consumers earning $100,000 per year are helping drive growth as a challenge like inflation bites into their spending power. “The consumer is trying to make ends meet, and when you have limited funds in your wallet, the dollar stores provide the ability to do that,” added Joseph Feldman, a senior analyst at Telsey Advisory Group, as quoted by The New York Times.