July 13, 2018 by MMR
distribution center, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Gary Philbin
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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree this weekend is celebrating the milestone of its 15,000th store opening, with discounts and promotions at its outlets across the United States and in five Canadian provinces. In addition, selected new Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores have scheduled grand openings for this weekend, with festivities including giveaways, ribbon-cutting ceremonies, private
January 8, 2018 by MMR
distribution center, Dollar General, Texas
2018, Issue 01-08-2018, Issues
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. has announced plans to build a new distribution center in Longview, Texas, which a company spokeswoman says will create around 400 jobs and serve some 1,000 Dollar General stores in Texas and the southeast. Construction on the state-of-the-art one-million-square-foot facility is expected to begin in early 2018. “Dollar General
June 26, 2017 by MMR
distribution center, Dollar General
2017, Issue 06-26-2017, Issues
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General officials were joined earlier this month by local dignitaries, including House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.), at a grand opening ceremony for the retailer’s 14th distribution center, in Ryan’s hometown of Janesville, Wis. Dollar General invested about $100 million in the facility, creating more than 500 local jobs, according to
June 13, 2016 by MMR
distribution center, Rite Aid Corp., Spartanburg
2016, Issue 06-13-2016, Issues
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — June 1 marked the opening of Rite Aid Corp.’s first new distribution center in 16 years. The mammoth, state-of-the-art facility sits on 97 acres here, ideally located near Interstate 85 between Highways 9 and 221, providing the company easy access to these major transportation arteries and the more than 1,000 stores that
June 6, 2016 by MMR
distribution center, Dollar General Corp., Dollar General's chief executive officer, San Antonio, Todd Vasos
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SAN ANTONIO — Dollar General Corp. celebrated the grand opening of its newest distribution center here June 4 with a ceremony attended by nearly 1,000 people, including company employees and their family members and local government officials. The center, the 13th in the retailer’s network, is creating more than 500 jobs in the community, Dollar General
June 1, 2016 by MMR
CEO, distribution center, John Standley, Ken Martindale, Rite Aid chairman and chief executive officer, Rite Aid Corp., S.C., South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, South Carolina secretary of commerce Bobby Hitt, Spartanburg
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Rite Aid Corp. has opened a new distribution center here, the company’s first new distribution center in 16 years. John Standley, Rite Aid chairman and chief executive officer and Ken Martindale, CEO of Rite Aid Stores and president of Rite Aid Corp., were joined by South Carolina secretary of commerce Bobby Hitt
May 23, 2016 by MMR
distribution center, Dollar General chief executive officer Todd Vasos, Dollar General Corp., Ga., Jackson
2016, Issue 05-23-2016, Issues
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. has acquired land in Jackson, Ga., that will serve as the location for a new 1 million-square-foot distribution center. The deep discount retailer announced the purchase earlier this month. The central Georgia site is situated in both Butts and Spalding counties. Plans call for construction to begin as early