Dollar General Announces Call for Diverse Suppliers

Goodlettsville, Tennessee – August 12, 2024 – As part of Dollar General’s ongoing supplier diversity efforts, the Company today announced a call for diverse merchandise suppliers.  Eligible vendors are encouraged to complete an online application here now through end of day on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Virtual meetings with Dollar General’s supplier diversity team will be held during the week of October 14, 2024.

“With more than 20,000 stores across 48 states, we believe our intentional supplier diversity program allows us to collaborate with new vendors to serve our customers and communities with the relevant products they trust us to provide their families,” said Emily Taylor, Dollar General’s executive vice president and chief merchandising officer.  “We are proud of our efforts to date and look forward to identifying new suppliers through this process.”

Eligible suppliers must be at least 51% owned/operated by a U.S. citizen who qualifies as a minority, woman, LBGTQIA+, veteran or disable, hold at least one of the following diversity certifications and have not sold products to Dollar General within the past 18 months.

Eligible Diversity Certifications

·       National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)

·       Women’s Business Enterprise (WBENC)

·       National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)

·       National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA)

·       Disability: IN

To reinforce Dollar General’s commitment to ensuring an inclusive environment that facilitates participation in the Company’s procurement process, the Company also recently partnered with a third-party financial institution to implement tools that provide opportunities for qualified minority-owned businesses to access capital and accelerate cash flows.

Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM) will notify selected companies by email with the time of their meeting by October 7, 2024.

“At DG, we continue to make intentional investments in supplier diversity through our mission of Serving Others and core values that include ‘respecting the dignity and differences of others,’” said Antoine Hinton, Dollar General’s director of supplier diversity. “We look forward to meeting and learning more from diverse suppliers as we continually seek to better serve our customers and communities.”

For additional information on Dollar General’s diverse supplier program, please visit DG Supplier Diversity. For additional information, photographs or items to supplement a story, please visit the DG Newsroom, contact the Media Relations Department via email at dgpr@dg.com.

About Dollar General Corporation

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 May 3, 2024, the Company’s 20,149 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.