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June 4, 2013
Dollar General bullish on year with tobacco rollout

Dollar General increased net sales by 8.5% to $4.2 billion for its first quarter ended May 3, the dollar operator reported Tuesday.

June 3, 2013
Dollar General and P&G partner on Every Day Heroes program for June

In June, Dollar General will be partnering with Procter & Gamble to celebrate soldiers making a difference in their communities after returning from service as part of its Every Day Heroes program, the dollar channel operator announced.

May 20, 2013
Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards more than $6M to literacy groups across U.S.

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced today awards of more than $6 million in grants to more than 725 schools, nonprofits and literacy organizations to support adult, family and summer literacy programs.

May 14, 2013
Dollar General looks to hire 10,000 new employees in May

Dollar General is sponsoring career fairs at 170 of its stores as part of an effort to hire 10,000 new employees this month, the company said Tuesday.

April 26, 2013
Dollar General and P&G team up to honor moms

Dollar General is partnering with Procter & Gamble to honor a Florida mom as its official Every Day Hero for the month of May, the companies announced.

April 24, 2013
Dollar General to donate $2,000 to blood-clot education effort

Dollar General will benefit a nonprofit outreach program focused on blood clots, the discount store chain said.

January 24, 2013
Dollar General to open 635 new stores in 2013

Dollar General is adding 635 new stores and relocating 550 this year, the dollar store chain said.

January 11, 2013
Consumables, drugs to see slower market growth in 2013, study finds

Growth in the consumer products market is likely to slow down over the next five years, while pharmacy retailers will see a profit windfall due to the generic drug cycle, according to a new report.

January 8, 2013
Dollar channel expanding its promotional horizons with this strong cough, cold and flu season

Fueled by strong store growth and increased household penetration, dollar stores have been stepping outside of their comfort zone in pursuit of consumer trips that have historically belonged to retail pharmacy.

November 21, 2012
Dollar General and St. Judes are "Serving Others" this holiday season

Dollar General, for the seventh consecutive year, is partnering with St. Judes Children's Research Hospital for their Thanks and Giving campaign and the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation.

October 12, 2012
Blurred lines between channels and better HBA options will continue to drive dollar store growth

It appears that even when the economy gets back to humming again on all cylinders that America’s shopping patterns will have been forever changed, and that's only going to support dollar store growth for years to come.

October 8, 2012
Kantar Retail survey: Dollar General offers least expensive basket price

Dollar General is the overall basket price leader, delivering a substantial savings to value shoppers, according to Kantar Retail's second annual opening price point survey.

September 28, 2012
Dollar General plays up toy deals

Dollar General is promising big savings on toys -- right up until Christmas Eve.

June 19, 2012
Dollar General to open Pa. distribution center

Dollar General is gearing up to build its 12th distribution center.

June 5, 2012
Dollar General maintains momentum

Surging profits and a 6.7% first-quarter same-store sales increase prompted Dollar General to raise its full-year profit forecast by 3 cents.

May 16, 2012
10,000 & counting: Dollar General goes national

“No frills, just real savings” and “Simple prices you can add up in your head” make clear that Dollar General’s goal is to provide great prices on household essentials.


May 11, 2012
Dollar General announces $6.4 million donation to support literacy

Dollar General has awarded grants to more than 593 nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools through the chain's literacy foundation.

April 13, 2012
Dollar General strengthens commitment to military community

Dollar General has pledged its support of the White House's Joining Forces initiative, which promotes private sector employment for members of the military community.

March 30, 2012
Dollar General celebrates 10,000th store opening

One of Dollar General's first stores in California also has the distinction of being the retailer's 10,000th store, the company said.

March 22, 2012
Profits surge at Dollar General

Dollar General's quarterly profit surged 33% to a record $299 million, from $226 million in the prior year.

March 15, 2012
Dollar General appoints EVP store operations

A former Safeway executive has joined Dollar General as its EVP store operations.

January 4, 2012
Report: Retail utilization of FSI promotional vehicle up; overall FSI utilization down

Despite an overall decrease in free standing insert coupon activity, retailer promotion pages within the FSI vehicles recorded a 30.7% increase to more than 17 billion pages in 2011, continuing the significant annual increases in retailer promotion activity, which began in 2007, Kantar Media reported Wednesday.

January 3, 2012
Dollar General has big plans for 2012

Dollar General announced that it plans to open 625 new stores and add more than 6,000 new jobs in 2012. These new stores and jobs will be spread among Dollar General’s 38-state operating area, plus California and Massachusetts.

December 6, 2011
Dollar General to target food deserts with its DG Market concept

Dollar General on Monday told analysts the company plans to open 40 DG Market concepts in 2012 in both new and existing markets based on the success of the concept.

December 5, 2011
Game change? 




It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It’s that kind of Dickensian double-speak that personifies the tone of the holiday forecasts this year — forecasts that have really been all over the board.

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