Goodlettsville, Tennessee – September , 2023 – Dollar General held their grand opening celebration on Saturday, September 9 beginning at 8 a.m. at its recently-relocated and updated Dumas store at 611 Highway 65 South (Desha County).
The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Price Boney, as well as customer giveaways, including $10 gift cards to the first 50 adult customers and DG tote bags with product samples to the first 100 customers.
“Dollar General is excited to open our newly-relocated store in Dumas alongside Mayor Boney to celebrate this community grand opening,” said Sherri Fisher, Dollar General’s district manager of operations. “As part of our mission of Serving Others, we look forward to being a strong business partner and good neighbor as we provide a convenient location to help our neighbors stretch their budgets.”
As Dollar General continuously evaluates stores and how to best serve customers, the store will provide a larger and updated layout alongside the same general merchandise categories, brands and products Dumas customers trust Dollar General to carry.
Each Dollar General stores employs approximately six to 10 people, depending on the individual needs of the store. The Company provides employees with competitive wages, world-class and award-winning training and development programs and benefits including day-one telemedicine eligibility as well as health insurance coverage options, 401K savings and retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave and adoption assistance to eligible employees. Interested candidates can review and apply for available positions here.
Dollar General has a longstanding history in the Natural State, having opened its first Arkansas store in Marked Tree (Poinsett County) more than 48 years ago in 1975 and its first Desha County location in Dumas in 1989. The Company currently employs more than 4,300 Arkansas
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is proud to serve as America’s neighborhood general store. Founded in 1939, Dollar General lives its mission of Serving Others every day by providing access to affordable products and services for its customers, career opportunities for its employees, and literacy and education support for its hometown communities. As of August 4, 2023, the company’s 19,488 Dollar General, DG Market, DGX and pOpshelf stores across the United States and Mi Súper Dollar General stores in Mexico provide everyday essentials including food, health and wellness products, cleaning and laundry supplies, self-care and beauty items, and seasonal décor from our high-quality private brands alongside many of the world’s most trusted brands such as Coca Cola, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, General Mills, Hershey, J.M. Smucker, Kraft, Mars, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Learn more at DollarGeneral.com.
