Dollar General set a quarterly sales record of $10.44 billion and upgraded its annual profit and sales outlook as Americans tighten their budgets and spend more at bargain stores and off-price retailers amid economic uncertainty.
Goodlettsville-based Dollar General agrees to pay $12M fine to settle alleged workplace safety violations
The discount retailer and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reached the settlement to resolve alleged violations that included unsafe storage, blocked emergency exits and fire extinguishers, and inaccessible electrical panels.
Tennessee Discount Chain Dollar General Expands Into Rural Health Care
Goodlettsville-based Dollar General, with 17,000 stores nationwide, is launching into health care, starting with the hiring of a “chief medical officer” and hinting at offering in-store services on a large scale in the future.
Dollar General Takes Buyout Offer Directly To Family Dollar Shareholders
A bidding war over the Family Dollar discount chain has officially turned hostile. After being twice rejected, Goodlettsville-based Dollar General is taking its offer directly to Family Dollar shareholders.
Dollar General Ups Takeover Offer, Threatens Hostile Bid
In a letter to Family Dollar’s board of directors, Goodlettsville-based Dollar General has increased its $10 billion bid by roughly two percent after being rejected in favor of a smaller offer from Dollar Tree.
Family Dollar Stiffarms Dollar General $9.7B Buyout Bid
Family Dollar is citing anti trust concerns for its rejection.
Dollar General Enters Bidding War For Family Dollar
According to a news release from the company, Dollar General has made a $9.7 billion all-cash counter-bid, which tops the cash and stock offer made by Dollar Tree three weeks ago.
Dollar General’s New Years Resolution? Open 700 More Stores
Dollar General has opened hundreds of stores across the nation in the past three years, The key has been new software, allowing the company to pinpoint not only which neighborhood is ideal, but which block, and even which side of the street.
Mapco Express, Dollar General Now Take PayPal for In-Store Purchases
PayPal is trying to gain a presence in brick and mortar stores. If you have a PayPal account, you can now use it at Brentwood-based Mapco Express or Dollar General, headquartered in Goodlettsville.
Dollar General to Sell Tobacco Products
“Where’s the cigarettes?” Dollar General CEO Rick Dreiling says that’s the number one question he gets from customers and managers when he visits stores.
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