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Dollar General is a discount retailer that sells a wide range of everyday items at low prices through a network of neighborhood stores. It works by stocking products like food, cleaning supplies, health and beauty items, apparel, and seasonal goods and selling them in small-format stores that are easy to reach in many communities. The company keeps prices low by using a lean supply chain and buying in bulk, which helps it offer a broad selection while keeping operating costs down. Its advantage over competitors comes from its extensive store footprint in both rural and urban areas, a focus on convenience, and efficient logistics that support frequent low-price offerings. Dollar General aims to provide value and convenience to budget-conscious customers while growing rapidly through more store openings, expanded product lines, and continued supply chain improvements.
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Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Founded
1939
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What believers are saying
- Instacart launched same-day delivery from 7,000 stores, expanding to 20,000 this fall.
- Second-quarter 2026 sales rose 5.2% to $11.3 billion, with traffic growing five quarters.
- Tariff refunds boosted Q2 gross margin 81 basis points and EPS by 25 cents.
What critics are saying
- The $15 million deceptive-pricing settlement and Missouri case show recurring checkout-trust damage.
- EEOC sued Dolgencorp in March 2026 for religious discrimination; labor litigation keeps spreading.
- Walmart, Aldi, and Temu squeeze prices; one margin slip can destroy Dollar General's moat.
What makes Dollar General unique
- Dollar General's 21,148 stores sit within five miles of 75% of Americans.
- Its 2026 RELEX rollout unifies forecasting, replenishment, and allocation across 34 distribution centers.
- Exclusive Hallmark and toy collections keep Dollar General culturally relevant beyond groceries.
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Attorney General James secures $1.875 million in goods from Dollar General for overcharging. Attorney General Letitia James announced a $1.875 million settlement with Dollar General after finding routine overcharging practices in its stores across New York State. As part of this agreement announced Oct. 15, Dollar General will donate goods valued at $1.875 million while implementing reforms aimed at preventing future pricing errors. 1h ago Friday, Oct 16 By I. S. Hernandez New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $1.875 million in food and personal items from DolGen New York, LLC and Dollar General Corporation, according to an Oct. 15 announcement. The settlement follows an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General that found Dollar General routinely overcharged customers for items sold in its stores. As part of the agreement, Dollar General will donate $1.875 million worth of food and personal items to Foodlink, a Rochester-based nonprofit organization focused on addressing hunger and supporting healthier communities. The company will also implement reforms to its pricing policies and procedures to ensure consumers are not charged more than the lowest advertised or posted price at checkout. "When New Yorkers see a sale price advertised on the shelf, they should be able to trust that they'll be charged that same price at the register," said Attorney General Letitia James. "Dollar General regularly charged consumers higher prices than advertised, and the receipts shoppers received were difficult to understand. My office took action, and now Dollar General shoppers can be sure they won't be overcharged and vulnerable New Yorkers will receive the items they need." Julia Tedesco, President and CEO of Foodlink, said, "We are grateful for this donation from the Attorney General's office and will work with our network of food pantries and meal programs to quickly distribute these goods to our neighbors experiencing food insecurity." Tedesco added, "Too many households are being forced to make difficult choices between food, housing, transportation, and other essentials. This support helps our network respond quickly and ensures more of our neighbors can put healthy food on the table." The Office of the Attorney General launched its investigation after receiving consumer complaints about pricing discrepancies at Dollar General stores across New York State. Under state law, retail stores must charge customers no more than the lowest advertised or marked price for any item; state regulations also require retailers to achieve at least 98 percent accuracy during Weights and Measures inspections. The investigation included a review of more than 900 inspection reports from locations statewide between 2021-2023; it found that 43 percent showed price accuracy failures above two percent during this period. Secret shopper visits by investigators revealed overcharges on approximately 14 percent of purchased items as well as inconsistencies between shelf tags or ads versus register prices. Dollar General agreed under settlement terms not only to make donations but also adopt measures such as honoring lowest listed prices when discrepancies occur; updating shelf tags; training employees on pricing accuracy; reformatting receipts so discounts are clear; posting signage about pricing responsibilities; hiring independent auditors for unannounced audits twice yearly per store plus additional random checks each year; implementing processes ensuring weekly ad prices match those at registers; conducting regular district manager audits every six weeks; addressing discovered discrepancies within 24 hours. The matter was handled by Assistant Attorneys Generals Amaris Elliott-Engel, Ben Bruce (former), Zachary Pike, Emily Sauers (former), Allison Mussen among others with assistance from regional offices including Rochester Regional Office led by Jill Faber as Chief Deputy Attorney General, according to the official website. Letitia James heads an agency dedicated both to civil rights enforcement through consumer advocacy - providing services such as fraud investigations - and operating regionally across New York State.
Attorney General James secures $1.875 million in food and goods from Dollar General for overcharging consumers. By Chris Boyle Published: October 15 2026 OAG Investigation Found Dollar General Stores in New York Regularly Charged Customers Incorrect Prices. New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $1.875 million in food and personal items from DolGen New York, LLC and Dollar General Corporation (Dollar General). An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that Dollar General routinely overcharged customers for items sold in its stores. As a result of OAG's intervention, Dollar General will donate $1.875 million worth of food and personal items to Foodlink, a Rochester-based nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger and building healthier communities. Dollar General will also implement comprehensive reforms to its policies and procedures to ensure consumers are not charged more than the lowest price whether the lowest price is the advertised price, the price on the shelf, or the price charged at the register when shopping at Dollar General stores. "When New Yorkers see a sale price advertised on the shelf, they should be able to trust that they'll be charged that same price at the register," said Attorney General James. "Dollar General regularly charged consumers higher prices than advertised, and the receipts shoppers received were difficult to understand. My office took action, and now Dollar General shoppers can be sure they won't be overcharged and vulnerable New Yorkers will receive the items they need." "We are grateful for this donation from the Attorney General's office and will work with our network of food pantries and meal programs to quickly distribute these goods to our neighbors experiencing food insecurity," said Julia Tedesco, President and CEO of Foodlink. "Too many households are being forced to make difficult choices between food, housing, transportation, and other essentials. This support helps our network respond quickly and ensures more of our neighbors can put healthy food on the table." The OAG launched an investigation into Dollar General after receiving a number of consumer complaints alleging the retail chain regularly charged customers more than the advertised price. Under New York law, retail stores must ensure that the price charged for an item is equivalent to the lowest advertised, written, posted, or marked price offered. State and local laws also require retail stores to score at least 98 percent on price accuracy inspections from Weights and Measures officials. The OAG reviewed more than 900 Weights and Measures inspection reports from Dollar General locations across the state and found that 43 percent of those reports documented price accuracy failures above 2 percent in 2021 to 2023. The OAG also conducted a secret shopper investigation, visiting 11 Dollar General locations in Western New York. The OAG investigators found that they were overcharged for approximately 14 percent of the items they purchased. They also observed multiple instances in which prices advertised on shelf tags, digital and print ads, and digital coupons were inconsistent with prices at checkout. The investigation also revealed that Dollar General's receipts contained various confusing formats, forcing consumers to mathematically calculate the price paid for a particular product after applying promotions and discounts. For example, some receipts only displayed the full price for a product, others only displayed the net price paid after promotions and discounts were applied, and others displayed neither price. Under the settlement with OAG, Dollar General will pay a civil penalty in the form of a $1.875 million donation of food items and personal goods to Foodlink. Dollar General will also adopt reforms to their policies and procedures to ensure customers are not overcharged, including: * Honoring the lowest advertised price when there is a discrepancy between a product's price tag, shelf-label price, advertised price, or what it rings up for at the register; * Allocating staff to ensure shelf tags are updated for pricing accuracy; * Providing all New York employees with training on price accuracy; * Reformatting receipts to ensure discounts are displayed for each item and that savings from sales, discounts, and coupons are listed in one place on the receipt; * Posting signage in all New York stores alerting customers of Dollar General's responsibility to honor the lowest listed price; * Engaging an independent auditor to conduct unannounced pricing audits of every single Dollar General store in New York twice a fiscal year; * Engaging an independent auditor to conduct 15 random audits of Dollar General stores per fiscal year to ensure that weekly advertised prices match register prices and in-store shelf prices; * Implementing a vetting process to ensure register prices match advertised prices in Dollar General's weekly ad/flyer; * Sending district managers to conduct pricing audits every six weeks; and * Addressing all pricing discrepancies discovered by Weights and Measures inspections, third-party audits or District Manager audits within 24 hours. This matter was handled by Assistant Attorney General Amaris Elliott-Engel and former Deputy Assistant Attorney in Charge of the Rochester Regional Office Ben Bruce, with assistance from Senior Consumer Frauds Representative Emily Bury, Assistant Attorney General Zachary Pike, former Assistant Attorney General Emily Sauers, and Legal Assistant 1 Shalena O'Reilly. The matter was also handled by Assistant Attorney General Allison Mussen and Assistant Attorney General in Charge of the Plattsburgh Regional Office Susan Griskonis, with assistance from Legal Assistant 2 Tammy Durland, Legal Assistant 1 Bianca Siskavich-Poitras, and former Senior Consumer Frauds Representative Shelise Marbut. The Rochester and Plattsburgh Regional Offices are a part of the Division of Regional Affairs, which is led by Chief Deputy Attorney General Jill Faber. Data Scientist Chelsea Daniels of the Research and Analytics Department also assisted on the matter. The investigation was handled by Jessica Holland and Michelle Ortiz of the Investigations Bureau in the Division of Criminal Justice, which is led by Chief Deputy Attorney General José Maldonado. Both the Division of Regional Affairs and the Division of Criminal Justice are overseen by First Deputy Attorney General Meghan Faux. Discover more View Census Data Book Beach Resorts
Major US retailers including Dollar General, BJ's Wholesale Club, Lululemon, and Under Armour are reducing their product ranges to improve profitability. Dollar General cut 1,500 stock-keeping units in March, whilst BJ's reduced its assortment by 25% and plans further 25% cuts. Lululemon trimmed North America SKUs by 15% in September. The strategy aims to reduce discounting and boost pricing power. Under Armour's CEO Kevin Plank said the company would "sell so much more of so many less products at a much higher full retail price." However, the approach carries risks. Retailers may lose customers to competitors offering discontinued items, and must justify short-term revenue declines to investors. BJ's acknowledged a previous SKU reduction attempt was unsuccessful before refining its approach.
People moves: Standard Life's Joanne Roberts and Dollar General's Kevin Walker both given new strategy roles. October 1, 2026 Plus new IROs in place at Sun Life, Limbach and many more. Joanne Roberts has taken on a new brief at Standard Life, moving into a new role of chief strategy and investor relations officer. She joined the London-listed pensions and retirement savings provider in 2024 as director of investor relations, following an eight-year stint as director of investor relations at Metro Bank. Prior to that, she worked in various broker and investment banking roles at Citi and PwC. Roberts writes on LinkedIn: 'Delighted to have been asked by [CFO] Nic Nicandrou and [CEO] Andy Briggs to lead this newly combined team of talented colleagues as we look ahead to an exciting future for Standard Life and what we can deliver for our customers!' Meanwhile, Kevin Walker, a long-time member of the IR team at US retailer Dollar General, has been promoted to a new role of senior vice president, investor relations and strategy. It comes on the back of a 15-year career with the Nasdaq-listed company, which Walker joined in November 2011 as a senior staff accountant, before joining the IR team in 2017 and holding roles of increasing responsibility. 'Going forward, he will manage the company's relationships with the investment community by helping communicate earnings, growth benchmarks and long-term strategy,' writes Dollar General in a press release marking the change. Walker's promotion comes is part of a wide-ranging rearrangement, with several new senior vice presidents named, as well as the appointment of chief operating officer Jeffery Owen as Dollar General's new CEO. He takes up the role on November 1, when current CEO Todd Vasos plans to retire. Meanwhile in Toronto, TSX- and NYSE-listed financial services firm Sun Life has announced the appointment of Darko Mihelic as its new senior vice president, head of investor relations. Mihelic joins Sun Life from RBC Capital Markets, where he served as managing director, equity research, covering Canada's banking and insurance sectors. Prior to that, he held equity research roles at organizations including Cormark Securities and CIBC Capital Markets. He succeeds Natalie Brady, who was appointed to the role of senior vice president, head of capital management and corporate development at Sun Life earlier this year. In Tampa, Florida, building solutions firm Limbach has brought in Adam Prior as its new vice president of investor relations and corporate strategy. He most recently served as director of IR at New Jersey Resources, prior to which he spent more than two decades at The Equity Group in various roles. Michael McCann, Limbach's president and CEO, says: 'Adam brings extensive experience in corporate strategy and investor relations, a strong understanding of capital markets and an established network of relationships across the investment community. 'His ability to connect business strategy with investor perspectives will be valuable as we continue with our plans to expand our geographic footprint, pursue disciplined growth and build long-term value for our stockholders.' Over in Thousand Oaks, California, Teledyne Technologies has announced that Mary Grace DeForest has moved into a new role as corporate vice president of investor relations and M&A. She first joined Teledyne in 2011 as a manufacturing engineer and has assumed positions of increased responsibility at both the corporate office and Teledyne businesses. Elsewhere, Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company Adlai Nortye has appointed Christopher Liu as its head of investor relations and public relations. He most recently served as a managing director of equity research at Lucid Capital Markets, where he covered biotechnology and oncology companies. Previously, he was a director of equity research at Leerink Partners and held research roles at Canaccord Genuity and Oppenheimer & Co. Finally, Avenzo Therapeutics has appointed Annie Chang as its senior vice president, investor relations and corporate communications to serve on its executive leadership ahead of its anticipated IPO. She joins Avenzo with more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, investment management, corporate development and investor relations, most recently serving as vice president, investor relations and corporate communications for 89bio. Open IR positions Each week, IR Impact will post a selection of IR jobs from around the internet that are currently recruiting. If you have an open position in your IR team that you'd like IR Impact to feature here, please let IR Impact know at [email protected] North America
Dollar General helps families stretch holiday budgets with toy deals, new items, and everyday low prices. September 27, 2026 Retailer welcomes more than 170 seasonal toys with approximately half $10 or less and debuts dedicated $5-and-under toy shelf GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is helping customers stretch their dollars this holiday season with an expanded holiday assortment, highlighted by a dedicated shelf featuring toys priced at $5 and under. With more than 170 seasonal toys, half the assortment is priced at $10 or less, while approximately 95% is priced $20 or less, helping customers find affordable gifts for children of all ages. To help customers save even more this season, Dollar General is offering 25% off toy purchases of $75 or more in a single transaction starting October 1 through December 24, 2026. The offer applies to qualifying toy purchases, including clearance toys, with some exclusions. "This holiday season, we're focused on delivering what matters most to our customers: creating memorable moments for less because holiday toy shopping should be exciting, not stressful," said Steve O'Brien, Dollar General's vice president and division merchandise manager. "We're helping families discover affordable gifts from brands they know and love and we are bringing back our printed toy guide to help create a little nostalgia with wish-list making with prices families can feel good about." New Toys, Favorite Brands and Trending Collectibles Dollar General's holiday assortment reflects some of the year's most popular toy trends, including collectibles, sensory toys and beloved characters. New for 2026, customers can find toys inspired by Formula 1(R) racing, the 30th anniversary of Pokémon(R) and popular franchises including Disney(R) Stitch, The Nightmare Before Christmas(TM), Bluey(R), Spider-Man(R) and The Grinch(TM). Among the season's featured brands and products: * Over 40 $1 giftable items including coloring, puzzle and activity books, novelty pens and stickers. Seasonal favorites for only a dollar include candy cane shaped pens, Create-A-Face sticker books and coloring books featuring favorite characters like Hello Kitty(R), Bluey, Mickey Mouse, Paw Patrol(R) and more. * More than 20 NEW LEGO(R) sets for 2026, featuring fan-favorite themes and characters, including LEGO Frozen, Minecraft, Bluey, Spider-Man, Star Wars(TM) and Botanicals, with options ranging from $5 to $30. * Pokémon expanded core and holiday assortments celebrating the brand's 30th anniversary. * Play-Doh(R) products with approximately 10 items priced from $2.50 to $15, including stocking stuffer favorites and Disney-themed play sets. * Melissa & Doug(R) toys, including new matching games, wooden vehicles and an exclusive fishing set. * Bluey toys and plush, including a new hide-and-seek interactive toy and children's guitar. * Trending collectibles such as Mini Brands(TM), My Mini Baby(TM), WWE Ballers(TM), Fugglers(TM) and sensory-focused squishy toys starting at just $1. * Family game night fun with new $2 Hasbro(R) Classic Mini Games, including favorites such as Connect Four, Yahtzee, Operation and Hungry Hippos. * Select DG stores will offer new princess dress assortments Dollar General also sells over 300 crafting items, perfect for creating homemade gifts or as gifts themselves, with 85% priced less than $5 and more than 50 items for only $1. Items include paint, wooden and canvas surfaces, air dry clay, Crayola(R), Elmer's(R) Glue, ribbon, stickers and more. The retailer also offers kids' craft kits for $6.50 including diamond art and jewelry making. Chance to Win a 2026 Ram(R) 1500 Truck In collaboration with Hot Wheels, Dollar General is offering customers an opportunity to enter the Dollar General x Hot Wheels(R) Ram Sweepstakes, running from September 14 through December 14, 2026. The exclusive promotion gives eligible customers a chance to win a real-life sized 2026 Ram 1500 truck, built strong and riding smooth. Customers may enter once per person, per email address, per day during the sweepstakes period. No purchase is necessary. The promotion is open to legal U.S. residents of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., age 18 or older, who possess a valid driver's license. Additional terms and conditions apply. Discover Hot Wheels products at Dollar General enter the sweepstakes at https://www.dollargeneral.com/ch/brand-page/mattel. Convenient Holiday Shopping To make the holidays even easier, customers can shop Dollar General's assortment in stores or online through myDG(R), which offers delivery directly to customers' doorsteps from participating stores. Customers can receive a free delivery fee on one myDG Delivery order using their myDG account, helping shoppers save time while checking gifts off their holiday lists. Delivery is also available through third-party platforms including DoorDash and UberEats. For more information, visit dollargeneral.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 July 31, 2026, the Company's 21,148 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 its 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. Daniel Pickett AFi founder and Editor-In-Chief Daniel "Julius Marx" Pickett has been around toys his whole life. The first line he ever collected was Mego's World's Greatest Super Heroes line back in the 70s. He has been surrounded by collectables ever since. In 1999 he was confounded by a lack of information and news about some of his favorite toy lines he was collecting. Since he couldn't find the information he decided to pursue it himself thinking other people might also be interested in the same news. He started writing a weekly column on the toy industry and action figure for a toy news site and in a years time he tripled the sites daily traffic with his updates, reviews and product features. He built relationships with every major toy manufacturer and many sculptors, painters and mold makers. He grew his hobby into a world wide expertise that the industry has embraced. In 2004 he teamed up with his toy buddy Jason "ToyOtter" Geyer and they created their own website www.ActionFigureInsider.com. Daniel has been quoted in both industry and mass media press outlets. Over the years Daniel and AFi have been sought out as experts in the field. Daniel was regularly featured on "Attack of the Show" on the G4 network as the primary contributor to their "Mint On Card" segment, and our front page has been linked to from USA Today's "Pop Candy" Blog twice. Daniel's content has also been featured on Bloomberg News, MSNBC.com, Time.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, CNN.com, AssociatedPress.com Wired.com, Fark.com, Boing-Boing, Gizmodo.com, Ain't It Cool News, the Official Star Wars blog, Geekologie, G4, CNet and Toy Fare magazine, among many others. He has consulted on toy lines, books, documentaries and TV shows. But all of that really just sounds snooty and "tootin' his own horn" - the long and short of it is that Daniel loves toys and he LOVES talking about them. Discover more Company News No comments" (required)
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About Dollar General
Industries
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Founded
1939
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