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    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Lex
      Dollar General: supply chain woe is not a red flag Premium content

      Company still earns about 30 cents for every $1 in sales

    • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
      Lex
      Dollar General: inflation sends savvy shoppers to discount stores Premium content

      Low-cost US chain bets on consumer appetite for cheaper goods remaining strong as it forecasts 10% net sales growth

    • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
      Lex
      Dollar stores: the buck stops here Premium content

      Dollar General and Dollar Tree do the same thing, but one does it better

    • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
      News in-depthUS retail
      Inflation puts pressure on America’s fast-expanding dollar stores

      Rising freight costs and wage expectations pose dilemma for chains known for $1 products

    • Wednesday, 7 July, 2021
      Lex
      Dollar General: healthcare push a natural next step for retail star Premium content

      Over-the-counter treatments should help discount chain maintain its dramatic growth

    • Thursday, 28 May, 2020
      LexUS economy
      Dollar General: buck hunting season Premium content

      Resilience of dollar-store sector could be an indicator that the new social safety net is working

    • Thursday, 28 May, 2020
      US retail
      Dollar stores emerge as winners from coronavirus crisis

      Sales jump at Dollar General and Family Dollar as thrifty shoppers safeguard budgets

    • Sunday, 3 November, 2019
      Lex
      Dollar stores: buck country Premium content

      Bargain hunting is cool with shops doing their bit to attract middle-class consumers

    • Thursday, 14 March, 2019
      Dollar General forecasts slower sales growth for 2019
    • Sunday, 10 February, 2019
      News in-depthDollar Tree Inc
      Dollar store customers unconvinced by proposed change to pricing

      Activist fund says inflation has made the discounter’s $1-an-item strategy untenable

    • Tuesday, 4 December, 2018
      Dollar General cuts outlook amid hurricane-related losses
    • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Dollar General sales rise but profitability measure dips

      Discounter offered deeper markdowns in latest period

    • Thursday, 16 August, 2018
      FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
      Further reading
    • Thursday, 31 May, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Dollar Tree, Dollar General sales chilled by cold spring
    • Thursday, 15 March, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Dollar General climbs as sales, outlook top estimates
    • Thursday, 4 January, 2018
      FT AlphavilleIzabella Kaminska
      Further reading
    • Thursday, 7 December, 2017
      LexUS & Canadian companies
      Dollar General: buck stops here Premium content

      Market value of the no-frills chain is treble that of Macy’s

    • Thursday, 7 December, 2017
      US equities
      Hurricane purchases give boost to Dollar General

      US stocks climb with Lululemon lifted by quarterly results

    • Thursday, 7 December, 2017
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Dollar General finds the silver lining in stormy quarter
    • Thursday, 16 March, 2017
      Retail & Consumer industry
      High and low-end shops defy US retail gloom
    • Thursday, 1 December, 2016
      LexUS & Canadian companies
      Dollar General: be cents-ible

      Chain must balance its growth ambitions with the pressure on its profitability

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2016
      Companies
      Discount chain Dollar General posts downbeat results
    • Thursday, 26 May, 2016
      Currencies
      US discounters rise on robust earnings

      Shares in Dollar Tree and Dollar General gain on higher customer traffic

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2016
      US equities
      Dollar General buoyed by upbeat results

      Main indices lower as traders take in latest ECB rate cut

    • Thursday, 10 March, 2016
      fastFT
      Dollar General biggest gainer on S&P 500
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