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Dollar General adds president title to CFO

August 25, 2022 GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dollar General Corporation BB #:172794 announced the promotion of John Garratt to President and Chief...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Dollar General plans to offer fresh produce in 3,000 stores by end of 2022

August 17, 2022 GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In 2021, Dollar General BB #:172794 announced plans to offer fresh produce in more than...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Dollar General announces CEO retirement, transition plan

Todd Vasos to Transition from CEO to Special Advisory Role Effective November 1, 2022; Jeffery Owen Named as Successor GOODLETTSVILLE,...

3 years ago 9 minute read

Dollar General makes executive promotions and additions

Goodlettsville, Tennessee – June 28, 2022 – Dollar General BB #:172794 is pleased to announce new leadership promotions across the...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Dollar General pilots self-checkout-only stores, expanding produce to 3,000 stores in 2022

Goodlettsville, TN-based Dollar General BB #:172794 is piloting stores with self-checkout only as the company looks to optimize its low-labor...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Dollar General opens 3 stores a day

Forbes magazine is breathless about Dollar General BB #:172794. A recent feature article tells us that the chain is spreading...

3 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 3, 2021

Pamela and Greg are talking Amazon, and the Produce Blueprints deep dive into the e-commerce giant’s grocery efforts, and Pamela...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Dollar General to add produce to 1,000 stores in 2022 

  Goodlettsville, TN-based Dollar General BB #:172794 is on a roll with perishables.   Following the completion of its DG Fresh...

3 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – September 3, 2021

Pamela and Greg talk branded produce, and the complication retail private brands present for marketers. Meanwhile Dollar General is clearing...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Dollar General clears path to fresh produce self-distribution

Dollar General BB #:172794 wrapped up the initial rollout of its DG Fresh initiative, which clears the company to focus...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Dollar General plans to hire up to 50,000 individuals by Labor Day

Goodlettsville, Tenn. (July 14, 2021) – Dollar General BB #:172794 today announced plans to hire up to 50,000 employees between...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Dollar General commits fresh produce in food deserts

***Editor’s note. The July 2 edition of The Produce Reporter accidentally uses this story link for Week in Review. If...

4 years ago 7 minute read

Dollar Tree pilots fresh produce

Deep discounter Dollar Tree, famous for its $1 for everything in the store discount positioning, is piloting a new store...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar, discounters lead new store openings in U.S.

Nearly half of the planned store openings in the U.S. are dollar stores. That’s according to a recent report from...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Dollar General to hire up to 20,000 across supply chain

Dollar General BB #:172794 is planning to hire up to 20,000 new employees this spring and will host in-person and...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Dollar General makes smart produce bet

A few years ago, I noticed Dollar General was adding produce to its stores. At the time, the amount of...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Dollar General lauded for expanding fresh produce access

This week, the U.S. Conference of Mayors highlighted Dollar General’s BB #:172794 role in helping to increase fresh produce and...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Dollar General joins the Beyond the Bag Initiative

February 04, 2021 GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dollar General BB #:172794 announced today its commitment to join the Consortium to Reinvent the...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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