Fortune - USA (2019-06)

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FORTUNE.COM // JUNE.1.19


A crafty mix of convenience and low prices
turned Dollar General into a retail giant.
How much bigger can it get? By PHIL WAHBA

‘IF WALMART


AND 7 -ELE VEN


HAD A BABY...’


doll ar general

119 20.2%


TOTAL RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS


REVENUES ( 2009–2018 ANNUAL R ATE )


$25.6 BILLION


500 R ANK


$1.6 BILLION


PROFITS


135,000


EMPLOYEES


PHOTOGRAPHS BY BRENT HUMPHREYS

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