Shweta Bhatia Receives Two Prestigious Technology Awards

Shweta Bhatia, Dollar General’s senior vice president of information technology applications and base engineering, was recently named to Chain Store Age’s 2023 Retail’s Top Women Awards in the technology category and Retail Info Systems’ 2023 Top Women in Retail Tech list. Both awards recognize Bhatia’s innovative mindset and leadership in transforming DG’s digital tools in more than 19,000 stores.
 
“While continually adapting to retail’s ever-changing environment, Shweta keeps DG’s mission of Serving Others top of mind when creating transformative solutions to further enhance our customer experience,” said Carman Wenkoff, Dollar General's executive vice president and chief information officer. “On behalf of the entire leadership and DG’s Information Technology team, we congratulate Shweta and the technology engineering team for these prestigious awards.”

Shweta joined Dollar General in 2022 and leads the Company’s technological advancement development to deliver value and convenience for customers, which includes DG’s digital initiatives roster of the DG app, DG Self-Checkout and a DoorDash partnership .

Chain Store Age’s 2023 Retail’s Top Women Awards recognizes outstanding female executives in retail to highlight the crucial role women play in key areas of retail operations and their overall contributions to the industry at large.  The program recognizes women in the following categories: technology, supply chain, store development/facilities management, and real estate.

Retail Info Systems’ 2023 Top Women in Retail Tech list highlights the female retailers driving the industry forward thanks to their innovative use of technology, showcasing the retail industry’s most innovative, out-of-the-box tech executives.