GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General has expanded its global supply chain network with the opening of its first ground-up, dual facility in Blair, Neb., and two permanent regional distribution hubs, located in Newnan, Ga. and Fort Worth, Texas. The company also announced expansion plans for existing facilities in Jonesville, S.C. and Amsterdam, N.Y. “The recent
NEW YORK — National retailers and local mom-and-pop shops across Denver, Colo. and Tucson, Ariz. are participating in the new ‘Bring Your Own Bag’ Pilot, a first-of-its-kind initiative launched by the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, managed by Closed Loop Partners. Many national brands in the U.S., including Consortium partners CVS Health; Target; DICK’S
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General has promoted Kelly Dilts to executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective May 1. The company’s current president and CFO John Garratt will continue to serve as president until his planned retirement on June 2. Since joining Dollar General in July 2019, Dilts has served as senior vice president,
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General is rolling out new store layouts with reimagined layouts in the beauty, skin and hair care departments. Branded as Beauty Reinvention within the company, the new layouts will bring simpler, easy-to-navigate beauty and personal care aisles with expanded product offerings to approximately 300 stores this fiscal year. “We have been
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. entered Mexico last month with the opening of a Mi Súper Dollar General outside Monterrey. “We are excited about our international expansion,” chief executive officer Jeff Owen said during a conference call discussing fourth quarter earnings. “We have been very encouraged by the customer response and community reception we
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General is rolling out new store layouts with reimagined layouts in the beauty, skin and hair care departments. Branded as “Beauty Reinvention” within the company, the new will bring simpler, easy-to-navigate beauty and personal care aisles with expanded product offerings to approximately 300 stores this fiscal year. “We have been purposeful
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General has expanded into Mexico with the opening of its first Mi Súper Dollar General store earlier this month in Escobedo, Nuevo León. “The opening of the first Mi Súper Dollar General store in Mexico highlights our teams’ strong dedication to serving more communities with access to affordable everyday essentials,” Dollar
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. turned in another stellar performance in fiscal 2022, reporting double-digit top-line growth that narrowly missed Wall Street’s expectations. Looking ahead to fiscal 2023, management unveiled aggressive growth plans that call for more than 1,000 new store openings. Last year marked a major leadership transition for the nation’s leading small-box
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. reported strong sales for the fourth quarter and fiscal year (53 weeks) ended February 3, although store traffic was down and sales came in below expectations. Fourth quarter net sales increased 17.9%, and fiscal year net sales increased 10.6%. Same-store sales in the fourth quarter increased 5.7%, falling short
The “retailification” of health care could be great news for rural Americans, making routine medical services more accessible and affordable in communities that are currently underserved. Paul Schuhmacher, a managing director in the health care practice of the global management consultancy AArete, points to Dollar General’s partnership with mobile health provider DocGo as a potential
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General posted a 5.7% increase in same-store sales for the fourth quarter, according to preliminary results reported on Thursday. That is below the company’s previous expectation of an increase of about 6% to 7%. The company now expects diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter in the range of $2.91
GOODLETSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. president and chief financial officer John Garratt intends to retire from his position effective June 2. “John’s retirement comes after an outstanding career as an accomplished and trusted finance executive and most recently as our President and CFO,” Dollar General CEO Jeff Owen said. “On behalf of the entire