Dollar General's CEO sees potential in 11,000 locations left empty as rivals like pharmacies shutter stores

Dollar General has over 20,000 stores. Its CEO says it has the opportunity to add thousands more in the long run. In 2026, Dollar General plans to open 450 new stores, the company said on Thursday. That's a slower pace compared to the 575 it planned for 2025.But CEO Todd Vasos said that the chain has identified about 11,000 places in the continental US where it could open a Dollar General store in the future. On the company's third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, an analyst asked if Dollar General exec ...