Dollar General Announces 17,000th Store Opening
November 14, 2020
Major retailer commemorates milestone store in Fountain, Colorado with community donation
“We are excited to commemorate this milestone in the Centennial State and expand our ability to play a positive role in the 17,000 communities that we’re proud to call home,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s chief executive officer. “Since our founding more than 80 years ago, we have remained focused on helping customers save time and money, and the opening of our 17,000th store demonstrates this ongoing dedication. In Fountain and in each community where Dollar General adds a new location, we seek to be a positive business partner and good corporate citizen through the addition of new career opportunities, the ability for local customers to save money on household essential items and through literacy and education donations from both Dollar General and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.”
The Company surprised Christy McGee from the Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 with the $17,000 donation on Friday, November 13. The funds aim to support ongoing literacy and education programs within the school district.
“Early literacy is the key to opening the world of learning for our children. We are so grateful for this donation from Dollar General, as it will allow the district the opportunity to provide even more books and literacy experiences for our students,” said Laurie Noblitt, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8’s Director of Early Education. “We are committed to ensuring students experience the joy of reading and learning. In the famous words of Dr. Seuss, ‘The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more you learn, the more places you’ll go!’”
Dollar General opened its first store in Colorado in 2006 and currently employs more than 500 individuals in the state through approximately 60 store locations.
DG was originally founded as a wholesale venture in 1939 by J.L. Turner and Cal Turner, Sr. The father and son duo pioneered the “dollar store” concept in 1955 with the opening of the first Dollar General store in Springfield, Kentucky. Today, DG is ranked #112 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list, serves as an employer of choice to approximately 157,000 employees and is comprised of 17,000 company-owned retail locations and more than 25 traditional and DG Fresh distribution centers.
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Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is proud to serve as America’s neighborhood general store. Founded in 1939, Dollar General lives its mission of Serving Others every day by providing access to affordable products and services for its customers, career opportunities for its employees, and literacy and education support for its hometown communities. As of August 4, 2023, the company’s 19,488 Dollar General, DG Market, DGX and pOpshelf stores across the United States and Mi Súper Dollar General stores in Mexico provide everyday essentials including food, health and wellness products, cleaning and laundry supplies, self-care and beauty items, and seasonal décor from our high-quality private brands alongside many of the world’s most trusted brands such as Coca Cola, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, General Mills, Hershey, J.M. Smucker, Kraft, Mars, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Learn more at DollarGeneral.com.