Goodlettsville, Tennessee –(Business Wire)–Dollar General (NYSE: DG ) Celebrates the Grand Opening of Its 19,000th Corporateday A community celebration was held today at the store in Joplin, Missouri, with a donation of $19,000 to a local elementary school. Customers also received a free DG gift card, tote bag and product samples.
“Today marks an exciting milestone in Dollar General’s history as we open our 19,000thday stores,” said Jeff Irwin, CEO of Dollar General. “Since opening our first store in Missouri in 1973, Dollar General has a rich history in the state and proudly and DG Private Fleet employs more than 6,000 Missourians. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the entire Dollar General family whose dedication to customers has helped us reach this milestone. We look forward to continuing to serve the Joplin community. ”
In keeping with Dollar General’s mission serve othersDollar General donated $19,000 and 100 new books to Royal Heights Elementary School in Joplin to support ongoing literacy and education programs.
“Joplin School has always been committed to improving primary literacy in the Joplin community,” said Breanna Faircloth, principal of Royal Heights Primary School. “We are grateful for Dollar General’s gift to further strengthen these efforts and bring us closer to achieving reading proficiency for all students.”
The company believes that each new store addition will have positive economic benefits, including more affordable products for customers; new jobs and career opportunities for employees; additional tax generation; and local nonprofits , schools and libraries to apply for literacy and education grants through the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Dollar General was founded in 1939 by JL Turner and his son Cal Turner, Sr, as a wholesale business. The father and son duo opened the first Dollar General store in Springfield, Kentucky in 1955.
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About Dollar Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been providing value to shoppers for over 80 years. Dollar General helps shoppers save time. save money. Every day.® offers frequently used and replenished products such as food, snacks, health and beauty supplies, cleaning supplies, basic clothing, housewares and seasonal items at low everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations. As of October 28, 2022, Dollar General operated 18,818 stores in 47 states. In addition to premium private label products, Dollar General sells products from America’s most trusted manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg’s , General Mills and Pepsi. Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com.
