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