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success of their stores. Dollar General recognizes the
importance of hiring the right people and giving them
the necessary support and training to succeed. Today,
we train every new store manager with the necessary
skills to operate a Dollar General store, and we teach
them the tenets of Dollar General's mission of Serving
Others. With this training and support, we believe we
are making Dollar General a rewarding place to work.
Our supply chain. Dollar General cur-
rently operates seven merchandise distribution
centers. These centers are equipped with state-
of-the-art technology and, we believe, are
among the best-run distribution centers in the
country. In 2003, Dollar General's distribution
centers shipped more than 320 million cartons
of merchandise. The teamwork of the men and
women working at our distribution centers and
on the road delivering merchandise to the
stores is a critical part of serving our customers
successfully. In 2004, Dollar General plans to increase
its capacity by expanding two distribution centers,
converting them to dual sortation systems, and by
adding a third shift in one of its distribution centers.
Construction of the Company's eighth distribution
center is scheduled to commence in 2004 as well
.
"We buy all our deter-
gents, and we buy
canned foods here. We
like the prices; there
are so many things
for just a dollar.
Today, we came in
to get paper plates
for our son's first
birthday party."
As a customer-driven distributor of consumable basics, we focus not only on the merchandise
we sell, but on the flow of product from vendor to distribution center to store shelf.
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