PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Dollar General Corp. celebrated the opening of a new store here last month, nearly a year after the Gulf Coast beach town was nearly swept away by Hurricane Michael. The retailer said that the September 28 grand opening took its U.S. store count to 16,000. “Economic progress in a community comes
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Dollar General Corp. recently celebrated the grand opening of its 16,000th store. “We are thrilled to expand our store presence with our 16,000th store grand opening celebration,” Dollar General chief executive Todd Vasos said. “From our first store in rural Kentucky to today’s 16,000th store in Panama City, our commitment to
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General has stores under construction in Washington and Wyoming that, when complete, will expand the retailer’s operating territory to 46 states. “We look forward to expanding our footprint into Washington and Wyoming and the opportunity to serve new customers with value and convenience through our mission of Serving Others,” Dollar General’s
NEW YORK — Mass Market Retailers last week honored the outstanding executives who were identified by the publication as the industry’s Most Influential Women in 2019. The awards presentation and reception drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channels to a ballroom in lower Manhattan. On hand to receive awards
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — FedEx drop-off and pickup services will soon be offered at thousands of Dollar General stores. Dollar General and FedEx recently announced plans to introduce the services to more than 1,500 Dollar General stores late this summer and have set a target of more than 8,000 stores by the end of next year.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. on Thursday said net sales increased 8.3% to $6.6 billion in its first quarter. Same-store sales increased 3.8% in the 13 weeks ended May 3, as shoppers spent more on seasonal products, home goods and food items. Operating profit rose 4.5% to $512.2 million. The company opened 240 new
NEW YORK — Mass Market Retailers presented its 2018 Retailer of the Year awards Wednesday night in New York City. The event drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channels. Target Corp. was honored as MMR‘s 2018 Retailer of the Year. The award was given in recognition of the work
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. said Tuesday that its customers can now complete Western Union money transfers at its more than 15,400 stores. The retailer’s partnership with Western Union means that people can initiate international and domestic money transfers digitally using the Western Union mobile app or by visiting westernunion.com, and then pay in person at Dollar
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. plans to renovate at least 1,000 Family Dollar stores this year and close hundreds of others as it seeks to improve the performance of the chain it acquired in 2015 following a bidding war with Dollar General Corp. Dollar Tree announced the plans as it reported fiscal fourth quarter
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Maintaining an aggressive growth strategy, Dollar General Corp. will open 975 stores this fiscal year and remodel another 900. The company projects 2019 capital expenditures of $775 million to $824 million, up from $734 million last year. Capturing growth opportunities is an operating priority, chief executive officer Todd Vasos said during a
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. reported that its fiscal fourth quarter revenue rose more than 8% to $6.65 billion, compared with $6.13 billion in the fourth quarter of the prior year. For the full year, revenue increased 9.2%, the company said on Thursday. Comparable-store sales were up 4% in the quarter ended February 1,
When Jeff Owen was named executive vice president of store operations at Dollar General in June 2015, he hit the ground running. He quickly developed a vision focused on elevating talent, building an execution machine and upgrading the customer experience. Now, three years later, Owen’s vision remains the same, although he is constantly developing new