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Dollar General pulls back on pOpshelf, plans fresh produce in 5,000 stores this year 

- Retail
By the end of the first quarter, March 31, Dollar General offered fresh produce in nearly 3,900 of 19,000 stores. Owen said the company is on track to expand that number to 5,000 by the end of 2023.

Dollar General grows supply chain

- Retail
Dollar General today announced recent expansions in its global supply chain network including the opening of its first ground-up, dual facility in Blair, Nebraska and two permanent regional distribution hubs in Newnan, Georgia and Fort Worth, Texas.

Dollar General adds president title to CFO

- Retail
Dollar General Corporation announced the promotion of John Garratt to President and Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2022.

Dollar General plans to offer fresh produce in 3,000 stores by end of 2022

- Retail
DG is on track to offer fresh produce in 3,000 stores by the end of fiscal year 2022, providing the top 20 items typically sold in grocery stores and approximately 80 percent of produce categories carried by most grocers.

Dollar General announces CEO retirement, transition plan

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Todd Vasos to transition from CEO of Dollar General to special advisory role effective November 1, 2022; Jeffery Owen, current COO named as successor.

Dollar General makes executive promotions and additions

- Retail
Dollar General is pleased to announce new leadership promotions across the Company.

Dollar General pilots self-checkout-only stores, expanding produce to 3,000 stores in 2022

- Retail
Goodlettsville, TN-based Dollar General is piloting stores with self-checkout only as the company looks to optimize its low-labor small-format concepts.

Dollar General opens 3 stores a day

- Analysis
Forbes magazine is breathless about Dollar General.

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 3, 2021

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Dollar General to add produce to 1,000 stores in 2022 

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Executives see a future for fresh produce in as many as 10,000 of the company's stores.