41 Facts About Dollar General

Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

Dollar General has grown to become one of the most profitable stores in the rural United States with revenue reaching around $27 billion in 2019.

Dollar General has its origin in Scottsville, Kentucky, with James Luther "J.

In 2000, Dollar General opened a new corporate headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

Dollar General entered the grocery market with the establishment of Dollar General Market in 2003.

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In 2004, Dollar General expanded to low-cost Asian markets by opening a sourcing office in Hong Kong.

One month later, all shares of Dollar General stock were acquired by private equity investors for $22 per share.

Dollar General filed on August 20, 2009, for an initial public offering of up to $750 Million turning the company into a publicly traded corporation.

In 2013, Dollar General started selling cigarettes in response to its competitor Family Dollar selling cigarettes in 2012.

On September 15, 2016, Dollar General announced plans to hire 10, 000 new employees and open 900 new stores in fiscal 2016 and 1, 000 in fiscal 2017.

In Jackson, Georgia, Dollar General opened its 15th distribution center in fall 2017 to serve stores in Georgia and the surrounding states.

In 2017, Dollar General began construction for its 16th distribution center in Amsterdam, New York.

Also in 2017, Dollar General acquired stores from Dollar Express, a spinoff from the Family Dollar-Dollar Tree deal, and converted the store.

In September 2019, Dollar General celebrated the grand opening of its 16, 000th store in Panama City, Florida, following damage sustained from Hurricane Michael in October 2018.

On December 5, 2019, Dollar General announced FY 2020 plans that include the opening of 1, 000 new stores, remodeling of 1, 500 mature stores and relocation of 80 stores.

In February 2020, Dollar General announced plans to create 8, 000 net new career opportunities in fiscal year 2020.

Dollar General expanded to 46 states in 2020 with the addition of new stores in Wyoming in March and Washington in April.

In late May 2020, two Dollar General stores were destroyed by arson during the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul and three others had property damage.

In Fall 2020, Dollar General opened its first pOpshelf in Nashville, Tennessee selling mostly items costing less than $5.

In March 2022, Dollar General opened its first store in the state of Idaho, located in Athol.

Several years, Dollar General has had a connection with motorsports, particularly in NASCAR.

Dollar General has previously been a primary sponsor for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Dollar General sponsored Brian Vickers in the Nationwide Series in 2013.

Dollar General became a primary sponsor for Matt Kenseth in the Sprint Cup Series starting in 2013.

In 2010, Dollar General sponsored some races in the Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports with Kyle Busch in the No 18 Toyota Tundra and sponsored Kyle Busch's Motorsports No 51 Toyota Tundra for four races in 2014 with Busch driving three and Erik Jones driving one.

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Dollar General was the title sponsor for Nationwide Series races held in Charlotte every fall, Chicagoland every summer, and Phoenix in the spring.

On May 23, 2016, Dollar General announced they would withdraw its sponsorship from NASCAR at the end of the 2016 season.

In 2011, Dollar General continued to sponsor Sarah Fisher Racing, the team was still part-time but Ed Carpenter drove for nines races starting at the 2011 Indianapolis 500.

Since 2012, Dollar General is no longer a sponsor for Sarah Fisher's Sarah Fisher Racing.

Dollar General became the sponsor of the Dollar General Bowl, formerly the GoDaddy Bowl, in Mobile, Alabama on August 17, 2016.

In May 2019, Dollar General withdrew its title sponsorship of the Mobile bowl game.

In 2018, Dollar General expanded its product offerings to include the “Better for You” assortment that aim to offer healthier options from brands like Kashi, Annie's, Back to Nature and Kind.

Dollar General created its abbreviation, the letters "DG", as a store brand for "inexpensive" household products sold through the Dollar General stores; it is in the process of being phased out for most products as of the early 2020s.

Dollar General has more than 18, 216 stores in 47 states, and approximately 158, 000 employees.

In 2004, a Dollar General office was opened in Hong Kong to oversee the global sourcing operations through exporting and importing products of Dollar General related goods.

Since 1993, Dollar General has provided funding of literacy and education programs through its subsidiary Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

Dollar General announced to restate its earnings for the past three fiscal years, due to accounting irregularities including allegations of fraudulent behavior.

On March 3, 2005, Dollar General announced to restate its results for 2000 through 2003, due to a clarification of lease-accounting matters issued by the SEC.

In November 2014, Dollar General was fined $51, 700 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following an inspection of a Brooklyn, Mississippi, branch of the store.

The statement from OSHA notes that Dollar General has had repeated health and safety violations: "Since 2009, OSHA has conducted 72 inspections of Dollar General nationwide.

In December 2016, OSHA has noted that some Dollar General stores continued to block fire exits with merchandise disregarding safety violations resulting in several fines.