Dollar General

retaildive | March 15, 2018

Dollar General on Thursday reported fourth quarter net sales rose 2% to $6.1 billion, up from $6 billion in the year-ago quarter, including net sales of $398.7 million for an extra 53rd week in 2016 that hurt its 2017 fourth quarter growth rate by seven percentage points, according to a company press release. Same-store sales rose 3.3% from the year-ago quarter, due to an increase in average transaction amount, partially offset by a slight decline in customer traffic. Same-store sales were fuele...

retaildive | March 14, 2019

Dollar General Corp. on Thursday reported that fourth quarter net sales rose 8.5% to $6.6 billion, up from $6.1 billion in the year-ago quarter, with "positive sales contributions from new stores and growth in same-store sales, modestly offset by the impact of store closures."Same-store sales rose 4% year over year, driven by increases in average transaction amount and customer traffic, thanks at least in part to the early release of federal food assistance dollars, according to a comp...

fxstreet | January 16, 2020

Thursday's US economic docket highlights the release of monthly retail sales figures, scheduled at 13:30 GMT. Consensus estimates point to modest growth of 0.3% for December as compared to the previous month's 0.2% increase. Sales excluding automobiles (core retail sales) are seen rising by 0.5% during the reported month as against a dismal 0.1% growth recorded in November. Meanwhile, the closely watched Retail Sales Control Group is expected to rise by 0.4% following a 0.1% increase in ...

businesswire | January 15, 2020

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