GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., Oct 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dollar General Corporation will make a presentation to the investment community at the 2008 Wachovia Consumer Growth Conference on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, beginning at approximately 9:15 CDT/10:15 EDT. A web cast of this presentation can be accessed live through the Company's Web site at www...

MOORESVILLE, NC (September 25, 2008) - Braun Racing and Dollar General Corporation are pleased to announce an agreement in which the Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based discount retailer will continue to serve as primary sponsor of Braun Racing's NASCAR Nationwide Series No. 32 Toyota Camry. Dollar General will serve as the primary sponsor of the...

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., Aug 27, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dollar General Corporation plans to report its financial results for the second quarter ended August 1, 2008, on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Second Quarter Conference Call In connection with the announcement, Rick Dreiling, Chief Executive Officer, and David Tehle, Chief Financial Off...

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., Jun 16, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dollar General Corporation today announced financial results for the 13-week first quarter ended May 2, 2008. Sales for the quarter were $2.40 billion compared to $2.28 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. Same store sales increased 5.4 percent on top of a 2.4 percent same store sal...

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., May 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is awarding grants totaling $4.9 million to 327 nonprofit organizations in the fight against illiteracy. More than 44 million adults in the U.S., which is the equivalent of the entire population of Florida, Kentucky, New Mexico and New York, read at th...

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., Mar 27, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dollar General Corporation today reported financial results for its fourth quarter (13 weeks) and fiscal year ended February 1, 2008. Additionally, Rick Dreiling, the Company's recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, discussed the Company's Operating Priorities, which include a series of in...

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., Mar 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dollar General Corporation announced today that it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange up to $1,175,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its registered 10.625% Senior Notes due 2015 and up to $725,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its registered 11.875%/12.625% ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that took lives, damaged and in many cases destroyed homes in Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Area Red Cross is working quickly to raise funds for the relief effort. The American Red Cross is committed to providing disaster victims with emergency assista...

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., Jan 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dollar General today announced that Richard W. Dreiling has been appointed CEO of the 8,000+ store discount chain, effective January 21. Dreiling, a 38-year veteran retailer, most recently served as chairman, president and CEO of New York-based Duane Reade, the largest drug store chain in the N...

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (July 3, 2007) – Customers who purchase Colgate toothpaste at Dollar General stores can be sure that they are getting the bonafide product, sourced directly from the Colgate-Palmolive Company. Dollar General is not among the discount retailers involved in a recall of counterfeit toothpaste falsely labeled ...