GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. got off to a fast start in fiscal 2021, as top- and bottom-line results for the first quarter exceeded the expectations of both management and Wall Street. Net income for the quarter ended April 30 increased 4.2% to $677.7 million, or $2.82 per diluted share, well ahead of the
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General, in partnership with Kellogg Co., plans to donate more than 100,000 new books to elementary schools across the country to help celebrate new DG store openings. The program is in keeping with Dollar General’s mission of Serving Others by supporting literacy and education in the communities it calls home, the
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. announced new assignments for eight of its executives, personnel moves that chief executive officer Todd Vasos said reflect the discount retailer’s commitment to promote from within. “We prioritize employee growth and development because it allows us to live our mission of serving others in the communities we call home,”
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General has promoted eight executives to new roles, in a move the company said reflects its commitment to providing opportunities for people to move up. “We prioritize employee growth and development because it allows us to live our mission of Serving Others in the communities we call home,” Dollar General CEO
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.—Dollar General Corp. today posted solid gains in sales and earnings in its fiscal fourth quarter and full year, but warned that the growth is unlikely to be sustained this year due to “significant uncertainty regarding the severity and duration of the pandemic, including its impact on the U.S. economy, consumer behavior and the
NEW YORK — The Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag has picked the nine winners of its Beyond the Bag Challenge, which is designed to find more sustainable alternatives to the traditional plastic retail bag. The winners are: ChicoBag, Domtar, Eon, Fill it Forward, GOATOTE, PlasticFri, Returnity, SmartC and Sway. The winning solutions fall into
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General is joining the movement to reinvent the plastic retail bag. The retailer said Thursday that it is joining Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag as its value sector lead partner. Through its Beyond the Bag Initiative, the consortium aims to find more sustainable alternatives to the plastic bags given out
NEW YORK — Ahold Delhaize’s GIANT Co. and Food Lion, along with such retailers as Kroger, Walgreens and Walmart, were among the retailers recognized as being among the best places to work for LGBTQ equality. They received perfect marks on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index. A record-breaking 767 major U.S. businesses
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — In a year that saw Dollar General celebrate the grand opening of its 17,000th store, unveil a new brand (pOpshelf) and serve as an essential resource during the pandemic, the retailer’s merchandising team was focused on advancing Dollar General’s sophisticated strategy to best serve its customers. We are proud to honor that
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation on Monday said it was providing grants to to three organizations: Equal Justice Initiative, Operation Hope and INROADS. The grants are part of a $5 million racial justice and education commitment the company announced earlier this year. “As one of America’s essential retailers,
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. – Dollar General Corp.’s same-store sales climbed 12.2% in the fiscal third quarter. Net sales increased 17.3% to $8.2 billion. Consumer behaviors related to the coronavirus pandemic had a significant effect on sales in the 13 weeks to October 30, the company said December 3. An increase in average transaction amount was partially
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — New ideas in the value retail sector continue to originate at Dollar General Corp., particularly as the company is currently rolling out another round of innovation, laying the groundwork for an early pre-holiday sale and launching a new store brand called pOpshelf. As for Emily Taylor, Dollar General’s newly named executive vice