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Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) plans to report its financial results for the quarter ended October 30, 2009, before the market opens on Thursday, December 10, 2009. In connection with the announcement, Rick Dreiling, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and David Tehle, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on Thursday, December 10, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. CST/10:00 a.m. EST to discuss the results of the quarter.

If you wish to participate, please call (866) 710-0179 at least 10 minutes before the conference call is scheduled to begin. The pass code for the conference call is "Dollar General." The call will also be broadcast live online at www.dollargeneral.com : under “Investor Information, Conference Calls and Investor Events.” A

replay of the conference call will be available through Thursday, December 24, 2009, and will be accessible online or by calling (334) 323-7226. The pass code for the replay is 46716851.

About Dollar General Corporation


Dollar General is the largest discount retailer in the United States by number of stores with more than 8,700 neighborhood stores in 35 states.

Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day!(R) by offering quality private and national branded items that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood stores. Dollar General is among the largest retailers of top-quality products made by America's most trusted manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg's, General Mills, Nabisco, Fruit of the Loom, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Dollar General's Web site can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com : .


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