DOLLAR GENERAL REPORTS RECORD SALES FOR JULY.NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1995--Dollar General Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DG) today reported total retail sales for the four-week period ended July 28, 1995, equaled $118.0 million compared with $93.1 million in 1994, an increase of 26.8 percent. Same store sales Same Store Sales A statistic used in retail industry analysis. It compares sales of stores that have been open for a year or more. Notes: This statistic allows investors to determine what portion of new sales has come from sales growth and what portion from the opening of for this period increased 8.9 percent, versus a 15.9 percent increase in the corresponding period a year ago. "Our sales increase reflects the dedicated efforts of all Dollar General employees to improving our new Ardmore, Oklahoma Ardmore is an important business, cultural and tourist destination city, as well as the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2006 census estimates, the city had a population of 24,535[1] distribution center's productivity," said Cal Turner, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We anticipate further improvements and sales increases throughout the remainder of the year." For the second quarter ended July 31, 1995, Dollar General total retail sales increased 28.7 percent to $407.1 million compared with $316.4 million in the same period last year. Same store sales for the second quarter increased 10.6 percent, versus an 11.3 percent increase in the same period last year. For the year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. through July 31, 1995, Dollar General total retail sales increased 24.4 percent to $749.6 million compared with $602.6 million for the same period last year. Same store sales for the year-to-date have increased 7.8 percent. On August 8, 1995, Dollar General plans to announce earnings for its second quarter ended July 31, 1995. Dollar General is a chain of over 2,162 neighborhood stores operating in 24 states with distribution centers in Kentucky Kentucky, state, United States Kentucky (kəntŭk`ē, kĭn–), one of the so-called border states of the S central United States. It is bordered by West Virginia and Virginia (E); Tennessee (S); the Mississippi R. , Georgia and Oklahoma. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . CONTACT: Dollar General Corp., Nashville Kiley Fleming, 615/783-2000 |
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