Goodlettsville, TN — Dollar General plans to open 625 new stores and add over 6,000 jobs in 2012, as well as remodel or relocate 550 stores and open a distribution center in California.
Goodlettsville, TN — Dollar General Corp. plans to open 625 new stores and add more than 6,000 new jobs in 2012. These new stores and jobs will be spread among Dollar General’s 38-state operating area, plus California and Massachusetts.
“Dollar General is excited about our tremendous opportunity for growth in existing markets as well as in new markets such as California and Massachusetts,” says Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO.
The projected jobs follow on the heels of 3 years of positive job growth for the company. Including 2012, the company will have created more than 21,000 new jobs since 2009.
In addition to 625 new stores in 2012, the company plans to remodel or relocate 550 stores and open a distribution center in California.
Dollar General has more than 9,800 stores in 38 states. For more information, visit www.dollargeneral.com.