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'''Dollar General''' is an American chain of [[dollar store]]s operated by the [[Dollar General Corporation]]. As of October 30, 2020, there were 16,979 Dollar General stores in operation, located in all states except Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, and Washington.<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000155837020014156/dg-20201030x10q.htm Dollar General Corporation Form 10-Q Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended October 30, 2020], via EDGAR, Securities and Exchange Commission.</ref> Dollar General is the largest retail chain in the United States by store count,<ref>Hanbury, Mary. [https://www.businessinsider.com/dollar-general-more-locations-than-mcdonalds-starbucks-2018-12 "Dollar General has suddenly become one of the biggest retailers in the US by store count"], Business Insider, December 6, 2018.</ref> and the 18th largest in the country by sales volume.<ref>[https://nrf.com/resources/top-retailers/top-100-retailers/top-100-retailers-2020-list "Top 100 Retailers 2020 List"], National Retail Federation, 2020.</ref>
'''Dollar General''' is an American chain of [[dollar store]]s operated by the [[Dollar General Corporation]]. As of October 30, 2020, there were 16,979 Dollar General stores in operation, located in all states except Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, and Washington.<ref>[https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/29534/000155837020014156/dg-20201030x10q.htm Dollar General Corporation Form 10-Q Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended October 30, 2020], via EDGAR, Securities and Exchange Commission.</ref> Dollar General is the largest retail chain in the United States by store count,<ref>Hanbury, Mary. [https://www.businessinsider.com/dollar-general-more-locations-than-mcdonalds-starbucks-2018-12 "Dollar General has suddenly become one of the biggest retailers in the US by store count"], Business Insider, December 6, 2018.</ref> and the 18th largest in the country by sales volume.<ref>[https://nrf.com/resources/top-retailers/top-100-retailers/top-100-retailers-2020-list "Top 100 Retailers 2020 List"], National Retail Federation, 2020.</ref>


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For the database of individual Dollar General locations, see the Drilldown page for Infobox Dollar General.

Dollar General is an American chain of dollar stores operated by the Dollar General Corporation. As of October 30, 2020, there were 16,979 Dollar General stores in operation, located in all states except Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, and Washington.[1] Dollar General is the largest retail chain in the United States by store count,[2] and the 18th largest in the country by sales volume.[3]

Location history

The below graphs and table show the physical and financial growth of the Dollar General chain over time, using data from financial reports of the Dollar General Corporation.[4][5]

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Total locations, 1985-present
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Net sales (USD This is a link to a Wikipedia article, in billions), 1985-present
Date Stores Net sales
12/31/1985 1,278 $584,437,000
12/31/1986 1,303 $564,782,000
12/31/1987 1,302 $588,436,000
1/31/1989 1,307 $612,985,000
1/31/1990 1,378 $615,148,000
1/31/1991 1,461 $653,151,000
1/31/1992 1,522 $754,426,000
1/31/1993 1,617 $920,698,000
1/31/1994 1,800 $1,132,995,000
1/31/1995 2,059 $1,448,609,000
1/31/1996 2,416 $1,764,188,000
1/31/1997 2,734 $2,134,398,000
1/30/1998 3,169 $2,627,325,000
1/29/1999 3,687 $3,220,989,000
1/28/2000 4,294 $3,887,964,000
2/2/2001 5,000 $4,550,571,000
2/1/2002 5,540 $5,322,895,000
1/31/2003 6,113 $6,100,404,000
1/30/2004 6,700 $6,871,992,000
1/28/2005 7,320 $7,660,927,000
2/3/2006 7,929 $8,582,237,000
2/2/2007 8,229 $9,169,822,000
2/1/2008 8,205 $9,495,300,000
1/30/2009 8,194 $10,457,700,000
1/29/2010 8,362 $11,796,400,000
1/28/2011 9,372 $13,035,000,000
2/3/2012 9,937 $14,807,200,000
2/1/2013 10,506 $16,022,100,000
1/31/2014 11,132 $17,504,200,000
1/30/2015 11,789 $18,909,600,000
1/29/2016 12,483 $20,368,600,000
2/3/2017 13,320 $21,986,600,000
2/2/2018 14,534 $23,471,000,000
2/1/2019 15,370 $25,625,000,000
1/31/2020 16,278 $27,754,000,000
Total $301,002,079,000

References

  1. ↑ Dollar General Corporation Form 10-Q Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended October 30, 2020, via EDGAR, Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. ↑ Hanbury, Mary. "Dollar General has suddenly become one of the biggest retailers in the US by store count", Business Insider, December 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Top 100 Retailers 2020 List", National Retail Federation, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dollar General Corporation Annual Reports: 1996–2000, 2002–2006", via archive.org. (These reports contain retrospective financial data extending back to 1985.)
  5. ↑ Dollar General Corporation annual reports, 1993-2019, via EDGAR, Securities and Exchange Commission.
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