GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. is acquiring Dollar Express Stores LLC, operator of a chain of 323 discount stores in 36 states that were being run as Family Dollar outlets but had been sold off in 2015 when Family Dollar Stores Inc. accepted a buyout offer from then-rival Dollar Tree Inc. The 323 stores
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. has opened its first small-format DGX stores, premiering the concept in Nashville and Raleigh, N.C. “We are excited about our new smaller-store concept and the opportunity to serve busy city dwellers with everyday-low prices on the essentials they need in a convenient, easy-to-shop format,” said chief executive officer Todd
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. expanded into its 44th state on Sunday with the opening of a store in Hankinson, North Dakota. The company said it plans to open six additional stores in the state through this spring. “Celebrating today’s grand opening in North Dakota is very exciting for Dollar General,” Dollar General chief
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. has wrapped up a weeklong grand opening celebration at its new, small-format DGX store in Nashville, near the Vanderbilt University campus. The store’s customers enjoyed exclusive discount offers, in-store product samplings and various surprises, including goodie bags, according to the company. “We are excited about our new smaller-store concept
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Meetings with vendors are a big part of Larry Gatta’s job. As Dollar General Corp.’s senior vice president and general merchandising manager for consumables, Gatta attends more than 75 joint business plan sessions a year. In these meetings, the retailer and its suppliers develop the strategies to drive productive sales and review
BOSTON — Walmart and Dollar General Corp. tied for the least expensive overall basket in the latest “Opening Price Point (OPP) Study” by management consultant Kantar Retail LLC. For its sixth annual survey, Kantar selected 21 categories across the edible grocery, nonedible grocery, and health and beauty aid segments, with the aim of comparing a
NASHVILLE — Dollar General Corp. will pilot small-format stores early next year, here and in Raleigh, N.C. The 3,400-square-foot stores will target time-pressed urban shoppers with everyday-low prices on staples. The outlets will also have a soda fountain, coffee brewing station and sandwiches. The coffee station, a new offering for Dollar General, will be called
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. announced plans to open the first of its new small-format stores early next year in Nashville. The new format, tentatively branded DGX, aims to serve busy metropolitan shoppers with everyday-low prices on the essentials they need in a convenient, easy-to-shop format, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. recently announced plans to hire 10,000 employees by mid-October to support planned store openings and fill vacancies. The company said it was planning about 600 localized hiring events through September 24 to give applicants the opportunity to meet with store operations personnel and human resources managers. The company, which
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. opened its 13,000th outlet earlier this month — in Birmingham, Ala. — as it continues to expand its store base at a brisk pace. The company this month also announced it is adding a 44th state — North Dakota — to the list of states in which it has
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. on Thursday posted net income of $306.5 million, or $1.08 a share, in its second quarter, up from $282.4 million, or 95 cents per share, a year earlier. Net sales rose 5.8% to $5.39 billion in the 13 weeks ended July 29. That was shy of analysts’ expectations for
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. celebrated the grand opening of its 13,000th store on Saturday. The event, held in Birmingham, Ala., was attended by hundreds of customers and community leaders. The first 200 adult customers to arrive at the event received $10 gift cards, goodie bags with complimentary samples, coffee, donuts and an official