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Dollar General

Dollar General
Company nameDollar General Corporation
Company typePublic
Slogan"Save Time, Save Money, Everyday" "Time Is Money"
IndustryDiscount, Variety store
Founded1939
HeadquartersGoodlettsville, Tennessee
No. of locations9200+
Key peopleRichard Dreiling, CEO
ProductsLow cost items
Revenue(+)$11.796 billion (2010)
Operating income(+)$953.258 million (2010)
Net income(+)$339.442 million (2010)
Employees79800

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Dollar General Corp. is a U.S. chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As of January 2011, Dollar General operated 9,200 stores in 35 U.S. states.

The stores were founded in 1939 by Cal Turner in Scottsville, Kentucky as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. In 1968 the business changed its name to Dollar General Corporation. In 2007 the company was acquired by the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), which took the company public in 2009.

Dollar General stores are typically in small shopping plazas or strip malls in local neighborhoods. The company acquired the 280 stores of the P.N. Hirsh Division of Interco, Inc. (now Furniture Brands International, Inc.) in 1983 and in 1985 added 206 stores and a warehouse from Eagle Family Discount Stores, also from Interco, Inc. In recent years, the chain has started constructing more stand-alone stores, typically in areas not served by another general-merchandise retailer. In some cases, stores are within a few city blocks of each other.

Dollar General offers both name brand and generic merchandise - including off-brand goods and closeouts of name-brand items - in the same store, often on the same shelf. Although it has the word "dollar" in the name, Dollar General is not a dollar store. Many of its offerings are priced at more than one dollar. However, goods are usually sold at set price points of penny items and up to the range of 50 to 60 dollars, not counting phone cards and loadable store gift cards.

Dollar General typically serves communities that are too small for Wal-Marts. It competes in the dollar store format with national chains Family Dollar and Dollar Tree, regional chains such as Fred's in the southeast, and numerous independently owned stores.

Since the turn of the century, Dollar General has experimented with stores that carry a greater selection of grocery items. These stores (similar to the Wal-Mart Supercenter, but much smaller) operate under the name "Dollar General Market".

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Dollar General to Construct 10th Distribution Facility in Bessemer, Alabama - AZoBuild Tweet this news
AZoBuild---Dollar General-, a company that operates around 511 stores in the state of Alabama, including 32 stores in Jefferson County, declared that it has broken the ground to commence the construction of its 10th distribution facility in ... - Date : Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:39:05 GMT+00:00
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Market Intelligence Center---Dollar General- (NYSE:DG) closed Friday's deflating trading session at $32.57. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $26.61 and 52-week high of $35.09. -Dollar General- stock has been showing support around - Date : Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:58:50 GMT+00:00
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PaddockTalk--"We're proud to bring home another Nashville victory for all the great folks at -Dollar General-," said Busch. "It's always great to win races. When you win at your sponsor's hometown track with their - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:59:27 GMT+00:00
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WREG--Rogers said getting books to needy children will help give them a head start in school. Outreach efforts include targeting new moms and moms-to-be with fliers at area hospitals, community centers and even -Dollar General- Stores.--- - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:59:07 GMT+00:00
BEST RELATIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES INDUSTRY DETECTED ... - Zacks.com Tweet this news
Zacks.com---Dollar General- (NYSE:DG) ranks first with a gain of 0.55%; 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE:NDN) ranks second with a loss of 0.15%; and Target (NYSE:TGT) ranks third with a loss of 0.3%. Family Dollar Stores (NYSE:FDO) follows with a loss of 0.48% - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:21:06 GMT+00:00
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Arizona Daily Star---Dollar General- is hosting a grand opening celebration Saturday, starting at 8 am, at its new store at 945 E. 22nd St. The first 50 shoppers at the store will receive a $10 -Dollar General- gift card and the first 200 shoppers will re - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:37:31 GMT+00:00
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WDEF News 12--Ms. Gerwick was last observed inside the -Dollar General- Store in Tunnel Hill, Georgia on April 10, 2011 and purchased several personal care items. She has not been reported observed since exiting the store. Her vehicle, a silver 2002 Ford - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:42:44 GMT+00:00
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Zacks.com--Family Dollar Stores (NYSE:FDO) ranks first with a gain of 0.02%; 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE:NDN) ranks second trading unchanged; and -Dollar General- (NYSE:DG) ranks third with a loss of 0.41%. Target (NYSE:TGT) follows with a loss of 0.9% and - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:16:13 GMT+00:00
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Greenville News--The store is located at 2098 E. Main St., next to -Dollar General-. Verizon is inviting families to come out and help celebrate the new store's grand-opening from 4 pm to 6 pm, Thursday, April 28. In addition to free food and games f - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:17:55 GMT+00:00

Price-point retailers

AsiaJapan: Daiso
AustralasiaAustralia: Crazy Clark's
EuropeUnited Kingdom: Poundland, 99p Stores
North AmericaUnited States: Dollar General, Dollar Tree, DEAL$, 99 Cents Only Stores * Canada: A Buck or Two, Dollarama, Dollar Giant, Your Dollar Store With More



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