Dollar General To Open 625 New Stores, Create 6KJobs In FY11 – Quick Facts
(RTTNews) – Dollar General Corp. (DG: News ) said it would open 625 new stores in fiscal 2011. The new store openings would create 6,000 new jobs.
The new stores and jobs will be spread among Dollar General’s existing 35-state operating area as well as three new states namely Connecticut, Nevada and New Hampshire.
The company noted that the anticipated jobs follow two years of its positive job growth. From 2009 – 2011, the company would have created more than 15,000 new jobs.
Further to 625 new stores, the company intends to remodel or relocate 550 stores.
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