Job Growth Fueled by Planned New Store Openings and Distribution Centers GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) intends to create approximately 10,000 new jobs in 2017 as the result of 1,000 planned new store openings and two new state-of-the-art distribution centers. The creation of these approximate 10,000 new jobs will be a roughly nine percent overall ... read more

Net Sales Increased 5.0%; Same-Store Sales Decreased 0.1% Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.84, Including Approximately $0.05 Charge for Store Relocation Costs and Disaster-Related Expenses Cash From Operations Increased 39% Year to Date Through the Third Quarter $892 Million of Capital Returned to Shareholders Year to Date Through the Third Quarter 2016 Full Year Diluted EPS Growth Forecasts ... read more

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) plans to report its financial results for its fiscal 2016 third quarter ended October 28, 2016, on Thursday, December 1, 2016. In connection with the announcement, Todd Vasos, chief executive officer, and John Garratt, chief financial officer, will host a conference call on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. ... read more

Net Sales Increased 5.8%; Same-Store Sales Increased 0.7% Diluted Earnings Per Share Increased 14% to $1.08; Year to Date Through the Second Quarter, Diluted Earnings Per Share Increased 18% to $2.11 Cash From Operations Increased 36% Year to Date Through the Second Quarter $597 Million of Capital Returned to Shareholders Year to Date Through the Second Quarter Board of Directors Approves ... read more

Completion of North Dakota stores will give one of country’s leading discount retailers a presence in 44 states GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dollar General (NYSE: DG) today announced construction of five new stores in southeastern North Dakota. The stores are expected to celebrate grand openings in spring 2017 and when completed, will expand the company’s presence to 44 states ... read more

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alongside hundreds of excited customers in attendance for a community celebration, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) officially opened the company’s 13,000th store location this morning in Birmingham, Alabama. The store’s opening marks another major milestone for the company founded 77 years ago in rural Kentucky. This Smart News Release features multimedia. ... read more

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dollar General (NYSE:DG) announced today it has completed the purchase of 41 former Walmart Express locations across 11 states. Dollar General anticipates relocating 40 existing Dollar General stores into the purchased sites by October 2016 and entering one new market as part of the purchase. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Dollar General ... read more

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) plans to report its financial results for its fiscal 2016 second quarter ended July 29, 2016, on Thursday, August 25, 2016. In connection with the announcement, Todd Vasos, chief executive officer, and John Garratt, chief financial officer, will host a conference call on Thursday, August 25, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. ... read more

Net Sales Increased 7%; Same-Store Sales Increased 2.2% Diluted Earnings Per Share Increased 23% to $1.03 Operating Profit Improved 12%; Operating Profit Margin Expanded 42 Basis Points Over $300 Million of Capital Returned to Shareholders Through Combination of 2.7 Million Shares Repurchased and Dividends Paid in the Quarter Board of Directors Declares Second Quarter 2016 Dividend ... read more

Grants provide funding for adult, family and summer literacy programs GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This morning, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (NYSE: DG) awarded more than $7.1 million in grants to support adult, family and summer literacy programs to over 900 schools, libraries and nonprofit literacy organizations across the 43 states Dollar General serves. “Consistent ... read more