Dollar General

  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Worth Reading:  “The Worst Retail Job in America”

Bloomberg Businessweek has a cover story about Dollar General, which it describes as “America’s most ubiquitous retailer,” with more than 19,000 US locations, “more than Walmart Inc. and Wendy’s Co. combined. Its main competitor, Dollar Tree Inc., has thousands fewer, even after acquiring rival Family Dollar some years back. Dollar General’s stores seem to be […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Your Views:  Higher Purposes

I did a FaceTime the other day about how employee disengagement actually can be an infection that can ravage an organization.  One MNB reader responded: Businesses that are grounded in higher purpose, mission, values and beliefs offer their customers an opportunity to be part of something greater than themselves. In tandem, these organizations culturally are […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar General Sued For Deceptive Pricing

Fox News reports that the Missouri Attorney General’s office has sued Dollar general, accusing the company of “unfair and deceptive pricing.” The suit charges that Dollar General’s hundreds of stores in the state advertise one price on the shelf and then charge a different price at checkout:  ” “Dollar General is routinely overcharging Missouri consumers […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Temu takes share of wallet from Dollar General, Dollar Tree customers

Access chart in Dash. Dollar General shoppers are increasingly buying from online deep discounter Temu according to Earnest credit card data. Since the Pinduoduo-owned online marketplace Temu entered the US market in late 2022, it has shaken up the discount sales space. Temu sells rock-bottom priced home goods and clothing through its gamified app and […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Your Views:  Multiplier Effects

On the subject of treating employees in a way that keeps them engaged, one MNB reader wrote: I have a nephew with limited cognitive skills but is a loyal bagger at a Michigan Kroger. On his fifth year of service he received a package containing Thank You cards from store management and fellow workers as […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

Dollar General plans to fully automate South Carolina distribution center

    [[“value”:” Dollar General has announced automation plans for a distribution center in South Carolina, with plans for a nationwide launch to follow. This effort to automate the delivery of goods to individual stores is part of an overall effort to overcome supply chain issues, reports local news outlet The Post and Courier. The […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Advertising to Rural Customers with Dollar General’s Molly Hjelm

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Molly Hjelm, Head of Ad Sales at Dollar General Media Network, the retail media division of Dollar General. Follow  Molly Hjelm on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyhjelm/Follow Dollar General on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dollar-general/ Follow DGMN online at: https://www.dgmedianetwork.com/ Molly answers these questions:1)  Would you please highlight a few […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Advertising to Rural Customers with Dollar General’s Molly Hjelm

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Molly Hjelm, Head of Ad Sales at Dollar General Media Network, the retail media division of Dollar General. Follow  Molly Hjelm on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyhjelm/Follow Dollar General on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dollar-general/ Follow DGMN online at: https://www.dgmedianetwork.com/ Molly answers these questions:1)  Would you please highlight a few […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Reiser’s Pieces: Why Accelerating Your Dollar Strategy Now Makes Sense

“A few years back, when I was with Dollar General in the Chief Merchant seat, Fortune saw us as “a crafty mix of 7-Eleven-like convenience and Walmart-like low prices.” Yeah, but…that description doesn’t begin to do justice to the strong value-and-convenience proposition of the value channel – a proposition that’s put Dollar General and Dollar […]
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  1. Corporate Finance

Dollar General Revises 2023 Outlook Amid Financial Shortfalls  

Although Placer.ai’s quarterly index for Q2 2023 found that store traffic for discount and dollar stores were up 4.7% year over year, Dollar General CEO Jeff Owen revealed that the company was “not satisfied” with overall financial results for its Q2, which ended August 3, 2023.   Dollar General reported a net sales increase of 3.9% […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Dollar General Revises 2023 Outlook Amid Financial Shortfalls  

Although Placer.ai’s quarterly index for Q2 2023 found that store traffic for discount and dollar stores were up 4.7% year over year, Dollar General CEO Jeff Owen revealed that the company was “not satisfied” with overall financial results for its Q2, which ended August 3, 2023.   Dollar General reported a net sales increase of 3.9% […]
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  1. Corporate Finance

Dollar General still upbeat after poor Q2 earnings

Despite poor earnings, Dollar General said it was happy about progress made during the second quarter. However, expectations for the rest of the fiscal year have been tempered, following a quarter which saw same-store sales decrease 0.1% and gross profit drop from 32.3% in Q2 2022 to 31.1% in 2023. Related: New details emerge from deadly […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Dollar General opens its first dual distribution center

BLAIR, Neb. — Dollar General on Saturday celebrated the grand opening of a new distribution center in Blair, Neb., that supports both its stores’ nonperishables and fresh food needs. Dollar General describes the Blair distribution center as the company’s first dual facility “combining the efficiencies of traditional and DG Fresh supply chain functionalities” and adds […]
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  1. Department: Food

The Weekly Closeout: Target faces ESG lawsuit, BeautyStat names chief marketing officer

​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. It’s been another week with far more retail news than there is time in the day. Below, we break down some things you may have missed during the week and what we’re still thinking about.  From Dollar General expanding its fresh produce […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Seven State Officials Ask FTC To Block Kroger-Albertsons Deal

Reuters reports that the secretaries of state from seven states – Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island and Vermont – have written to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, calling for regulators to block Kroger’s proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons. All the secretaries of state are elected Democrats.  (In some states, […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Dollar General ‘Food First’ Strategy Threatens Legacy Food Retailers

  Inflation, inflation, inflation is top of mind with consumers and Dollar General is targeting all food retailers with legacy stuck in the middle pricing. That’s right according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® legacy grocery stores and C-stores that have not elevated their food retail positioning and are still […]
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  1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Edgewell partners with DG Literacy Foundation

SHELTON, Conn. — Edgewell Personal Care Co.  and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) is launching the Emerging Artist Contest. The inaugural program encourages students to visit EmergingArtistProject.com to enter an original piece of artwork through August 28, 2023.  Artist and author Reyna Noriega is serving as a judge, and the winner will win a one-time $10,000 tuition scholarship and the chance for […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Staples Partners with DoorDash to Offer Same-Day Delivery

Just in time for the back-to-school season, items from Staples are now available for same-day delivery via DoorDash. Nearly 1,000 Staples U.S. locations are participating, and deliveries are made in under one hour on average. Via the DoorDash Marketplace, customers can access Staples’ wide range of school supplies. Staples products also are available on the […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Staples Partners with DoorDash to Offer Same-Day Delivery

Just in time for the back-to-school season, items from Staples are now available for same-day delivery via DoorDash. Nearly 1,000 Staples U.S. locations are participating, and deliveries are made in under one hour on average. Via the DoorDash Marketplace, customers can access Staples’ wide range of school supplies. Staples products also are available on the […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

WSJ: CVS Eliminates 5,000 Corporate Jobs in Cost-Cutting Effort

As part of a restructuring effort initiated in Q2 2023, CVS Health will cut 5,000 jobs as the company focuses more on healthcare services, according to the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets. WSJ reported that the cuts will primarily affect corporate positions rather than customer-facing roles in stores, pharmacies and clinics. Since last […]
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