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Do Dollar General have plans to try to expand beyond our borders?

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About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for 80 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, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General operated 15,836 stores in 44 states as of August 2, 2019. In addition to high-quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from America's most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo.

Dollar General Announces Plans to Expand to 46 States In 2020

Dollar General is excited to announce it is currently under construction on new stores in Washington and Wyoming. When completed, these stores are expected to expand the Company’s presence to 46 states throughout the country.

Stores are currently under construction in Centralia, Washington (Lewis County); Cathlamet, Washington (Wahkiakum County) and Pine Bluffs, Wyoming (Laramie County). These initial stores are scheduled to celebrate grand openings in early fiscal year 2020.

“We look forward to expanding our footprint into Washington and Wyoming and the opportunity to serve new customers with value and convenience through our mission of Serving Others,” said Dan Nieser, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. “At Dollar General, our customers are at the center of all we do. We believe the addition of each new Dollar General store presents positive economic growth for the communities we serve through the creation of local career opportunities and the ability for customers to purchase affordable, quality items in our easy-to-shop, small box format. We look forward to being a long-standing business partner in each of the communities we serve and to welcoming new customers into our stores when these projects are completed next year.”

Dollar General provides value and convenience on products from some of America's most-trusted brands and its own private brand merchandise in a carefully-curated merchandise offering of health and beauty products, home cleaning supplies, housewares, stationery, seasonal items, refrigerated and frozen foods.

With nearly 16,000 retail locations and approximately 140,000 employees, Dollar General invests in its employees as a competitive advantage to help develop and grow their careers. Each store is expected to employ approximately six to 10 employees, depending on the individual needs of the store. Individuals interested in joining one of America’s fastest-growing retailers with competitive wages and benefits, world-class training and development and the ability to further their career within a growing organization may apply online at www dot dollargeneral dot com/careers.

As part of its mission of Serving Others, Dollar General is deeply involved in the communities it serves and is 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 $172 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 11 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs.

The launch comes as the store is planning an expansion with a focus on rural American. The Tennessee-based discount goods chain will be adding nearly 900 new stores to its existing 14,000-store roster this year.

Dollar General has managed same-store sales growth for an impressive 27-year streak and has pushed its market cap to $25.1 billion. That makes the company larger than Kroger, the nation’s largest grocery store chain. Dollar General focuses on opening stores in rural and exurban areas — locations outside the range of Walmart and other larger players. In recent years, the company has also tried its hand at urban expansion with locations in New York City and Chicago.

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation also supports individuals in these communities who may be interested in learning how to read, speak English or prepare for the high school equivalency test. Referrals to a local organization that provides free literacy services are available online here or a postage-paid reply card that can be mailed in for information is available at the cash register of every Dollar General store.