Dollar General

Despite reporting a fourth quarter same-store sales decrease of 1.4%, the retailer plans to execute 2,980 real estate projects in the fiscal year 2022.

New financial services available to Dollar General shoppers include its exclusive spendwell Financial Bank, buy now and pay later with Sezzle and FIS Worldpay card reward points.

Located in Athol, Idaho, the store provides residents affordable access to household essentials at everyday low prices, the company said.

Four executives are assuming new roles in the store operations, legal and finance departments at Dollar General.

Alongside its Q3 results, the retailer shared plans to open 1,000 Popshelf locations by fiscal year-end 2025, and up to 10 locations in Mexico.

The retailer opened the doors to its 18,000th store in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Dollar General is offering same-day delivery of household essential items from more than 9,000 locations via DoorDash’s marketplace.

Michael Joyce has joined the company as its new senior vice president of supply chain strategy, inventory and demand management.

The Great Dollar General Book Match is a one-day event with the goal of filling school and library bookshelves across the country.

Dollar General and its Literacy Foundation are donating more than $3 million in youth literacy grants, which will support about 760 schools, libraries and nonprofits across the 46 states in which it operates, the company said.

Once the location in Idaho's Kootenai County opens by spring 2022, it will operate in 47 states.

Three Dollar General female leaders — Kathy Reardon, Melanie Cook and Mary Alice Kirby — have been named to the 2021 HERoes Women Role Model Lists.