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Plans call for Dollar General to add fresh produce to about 700 stores in 2021, bringing the total number of stores with that offering to more than 1,800.Īt the top line, fiscal 2020 net sales jumped 21.6% to $33.75 billion from $27.75 billion a year earlier, fueled by a sales lift from new stores and comparable-store sales growth, Dollar General said. Related: Dollar General promotes Emily Taylor to chief merchant Its stores are located within five miles of about 75% of the U.S. And on the e-commerce side in 2020, the company stepped up expansion of its click-and-collect service, DG Pickup, to more than 17,000 stores.Īs of the close of fiscal 2020, Dollar General operated 17,177 stores in 46 states, a net increase of 899 from 16,278 stores in 44 states in 2019. Those totals were up across the board from fiscal 2019, when the deep value retailer opened 975 new locations, remodeled 1,024 units, relocated 100 units and closed 67 stores. Related: Dollar General to build first brand-new dual distribution centerĭollar General opened 1,000 new stores, remodeled 1,670 stores, relocated 110 stores and closed 101 units during the 52 weeks ended Jan. Dollar General didn’t hold back brick-and-mortar expansion in fiscal 2020, as the dollar store chain tallied growth of more than 20% in net sales and over 15% in same-store sales for the year.Īlso on Thursday, Dollar General executives said two new store formats are slated to launch in 2021 and, over the long term, the company foresees opportunities to double its store count. This year, the Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based retailer also expects to wrap up phase one of DG Fresh, its two-year-old program to shift to self-distribution of perishables and sell more fresh and frozen food in stores.