Dollar General Honored With Gold Stevie From The American Business Awards For Company Of The Year In Retail

Recognition reflective of company’s position as leader in sector

Dollar General was recognized as Company of the Year in Retail with a Gold Stevie award at the 11^th Annual American Business Awards last night in Chicago in recognition of the company’s position as an industry leader in the retail sector.

“Dollar General is honored to receive the Company of the Year recognition in retail from the American Business Awards,” said Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO. “This recognition is reflective of the dedication of more than 95,000 Dollar General employees to serve our customers by helping them save time and money everyday.”

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program whose purpose is to demonstrate and honor outstanding achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people worldwide. With over 3,000 nominations, Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 320 executives nationwide who participated in the judging process this year.

“This year’s American Business Awards was outsized in every way,” said Michael Gallagher, Stevie Awards founder and president. “More entries and more judges than ever before, and I’d have to say the most impressive collection of nominations we’ve ever received. We congratulate all of this year’s Stevie winners for their outstanding work.”

Additional details about The American Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners announced on June 17 are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. A fifth program, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, will debut this year. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.

About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for nearly 75 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day! by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at low everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations. With more than 10,000 stores in 40 states, Dollar General has more retail locations than any retailer in America. In addition to high quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from America's most-trusted manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg's, General Mills, Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. For more information, visit www.dollargeneral.com.