Distribution advantageOwned small-town store network
→Dollar General ended fiscal 2025 with 20,893 stores and $42.7 billion in net sales. About 75% of the U.S. population lives within five miles of a store and roughly 80% of stores sit in towns of 20,000 or fewer people. Its filing describes the format as small, close to customers and low-cost, so density in each town is part of what keeps its prices low.
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