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Dollar General had 6,700 retail stores as of
January 30, 2004, after adding 587 net new stores
during the year, continuing its trend of increasing store
growth. A majority of the Company's stores are located
in small towns and rural communities, which continue to
be the primary areas for adding new stores. In 2004,
Dollar General plans to open 675 new Dollar General
stores. In addition, we plan to open 20 Dollar General
Markets, a new concept we are testing with an expanded
food section. For the first time, customers will be able to
find Dollar General stores in New Mexico, Arizona and
Wisconsin. The typical Dollar General store has approx-
imately 6,800 square feet of selling space and is located
within a five-mile radius of its customers. The
Company's seven distribution centers are strategically
located to minimize the time and cost associated with
serving the stores. An eighth distribution center is sched-
uled to open in 2005 in Union County, South Carolina.
6,700
stores as of January 30, 2004
(Numbers indicate total number of stores per state)
Market Area
Store Growth
Distribution Center
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Distribution Center
Fulton, Missouri
Distribution Center
Indianola, Mississippi
Distribution Center
Alachua, Florida
Distribution Center
Scottsville, Kentucky
Distribution Center
South Boston, Virginia
Executive Offices
Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Distribution Center
Zanesville, Ohio
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239
371
125
256
340
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387
349
208
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396
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Distribution Center
Union County,
South Carolina
planned opening in 2005
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Stores Opening In 2004
"Anything I use in the
kitchen I buy here
and all my cards and
knick-knacks. I'm
always surprised
by what I find
for the prices!"
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Company Stores
Fiscal years
4,294
5,000
5,540
6,113
6,700
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003