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Jul 29, 2010Dollar General Opens 9,000th StoreGOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (BUSINESS WIRE), July 29, 2010 - Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) will return to the state where it all started to celebrate the opening of its 9,000th store on Saturday, July 31, at its newest location in Fountain Run, Ky. This milestone further distinguishes Dollar General as the retailer with the largest number of company-owned stores in the United States. (more) |
Jul 14, 2010Comprehensive National Literacy Directory Now Available Online and over the PhoneGOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (BUSINESS WIRE), July 14, 2010 - Today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, in conjunction with the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) and ProLiteracy, launched the National Literacy Directory, which is available online at www.nationalliteracydirectory.org or by phone at 1-877-389-6874. (more) |
Jul 08, 2010Dollar General Honored with 2010 Freedom AwardGOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (BUSINESS WIRE), July 08, 2010 - Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) has been selected as a 2010 recipient of the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The company is one of 15 employers receiving the award in 2010. Instituted in 1996 under then Secretary of Defense William Perry, it is the highest recognition given by the U.S. government to employers for their support of their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. (more) |
Jun 08, 2010Dollar General Reports Record First Quarter Sales and EarningsGOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (BUSINESS WIRE), June 08, 2010 - Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today reported financial results for its fiscal 2010 first quarter (13 weeks) ended April 30, 2010. Net income was $136.0 million, or diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.39, compared to net income of $83.0 million, or diluted EPS of $0.26, in the first quarter (13 weeks) of fiscal 2009. Excluding items totaling approximately $15.0 million relating to a secondary offering of the Company’s common stock by certain existing shareholders during the 2010 first quarter, adjusted net income increased 75 percent to $145.4 million, or $0.42 per diluted share. (more) |
May 25, 2010Dollar General Corporation to Webcast 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and First Quarter 2010 Conference CallGOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (BUSINESS WIRE), May 25, 2010 - Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today announced the following information regarding upcoming webcasts of its 2010 annual meeting of shareholders and its first quarter 2010 financial results conference call. (more) |
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