Dollar General

More Americans are shopping at discount stores as the cost of goods soars. Dollar General sells items at 20% to 40% less than full-price retailers, with most under $10. Its no-frills stores with few staff and limited product assortment help keep costs down.

Assessed more than $15 million in workplace safety violations since 2017, low-cost retailer Dollar General and its board now face a shareholder lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty and a waste of corporate assets.

Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. As of March 28, 2023, Dollar General operates 18,774 stores in the continental United States and Mexico.

Employees have told Insider that one cause for the mess is that Dollar General hasn’t allocated enough worker hours to maintaining them. That’s led to multiple problems, such as local fire marshals closing Dollar General stores because merchandise is blocking fire exits.

Since 2017, the federal agency has proposed more than $21 million in fines against Dollar General. Inspectors commonly found aisles, emergency exits, fire extinguishers and electrical panels blocked by merchandise and boxes stacked unsafely, according to the agency.

An investment group consisting of affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), GS Capital Partners (an affiliate of Goldman Sachs), Citigroup Private Equity and other co-investors completed an acquisition of Dollar General Corporation for $6.9 billion.

Dollar General also stocks a selection of private brand goods. These products are often made specifically for the company, which means it isn’t paying for a brand name and has greater control over manufacturing costs to keep its prices low for the consumer.

Dollar General Customer service number is 1-800-678-9258.

Jeffery Owen is the CEO of Dollar General.

Dollar General head office Contact Number is +1 (615) 855-4000.

Dollar General corporate office is located at 100 Mission Ridge Goodlettsville, TN, 37072, United States.