Dollar General Celebrates 14,000th Store Grand Opening
Sat, 19 Aug 2017
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Dollar General (NYSE: DG) reached a new milestone this morning as it
hosted hundreds of excited customers in Dauphin, Pennsylvania to
celebrate the grand opening of the company’s 14,000th store
location.
“Dollar General is excited to celebrate our company’s continued growth
by celebrating our 14,000th store grand opening today,” said
Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s CEO. “For nearly 80 years, Dollar General
has continually been focused on delivering everyday low prices,
convenience and value to the communities we serve. I am especially
grateful to the more than 127,000 Dollar General employees who support
the company every day through our mission of Serving Others,
our customers and our communities in helping us reach this milestone.”
Celebrations began at 8 a.m. this morning with remarks from Dollar
General representativesand a $14,000 check presentation to
Middle Paxton Elementary School from the Dollar General Literacy
Foundation. After store manager Mark Cortina officially cut the ribbon
to open the store, the first 200 customers received $10 gift cards and
tote bags with complimentary samples. Customers were also treated to
coffee and donuts in the morning, a hotdog lunch featuring chips and
drinks and Clover Valley® private brand samples in the afternoon.
Dollar General sells quality name-brand and private brand merchandise
such as health and beauty products, home cleaning supplies, housewares,
stationery, seasonal items and basic clothing. The company also sells an
assortment of packaged foods, as well as some refrigerated foods and
frozen foods. In addition to high quality private brands, all of which
carry a 100% satisfaction guarantee, Dollar General sells products from
America’s most-trusted brands such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark,
Unilever, Kellogg’s, General Mills, Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and
Coca-Cola.
Dollar General proudly employs approximately 5,700 employees in
Pennsylvania through approximately 625 stores and its distribution
center in Bethel (Berks County).
Through its mission of Serving Others, Dollar General is
deeply involved in the communities it serves as an ardent supporter of
literacy and education through the Dollar General Literacy Foundation,
which awards grants each year to nonprofit organizations, schools and
libraries within a 20-mile radius of a Dollar General store or
distribution center to support adult, family, summer and youth literacy
programs. Since its inception in 1993, the DGLF has awarded more than
$135 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 8.6
million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued
education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy
Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.
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About Dollar General Corporation Dollar
General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for over 75
years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day!®
by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as
food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, clothing for
the family, housewares and seasonal items at low everyday prices in
convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General operated 14,000 stores
in 44 states as of August 19, 2017. In addition to high quality private
brands, Dollar General sells products from America’s most-trusted brands
such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg’s, General
Mills, Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. Learn more about Dollar
General at www.dollargeneral.com.
