Dollar General CEO warns consumers are cash-strapped, and says 2025 won’t be better

Dollar General CEO makes grim admission amid Trump’s trade war

The CEO of Dollar General has admitted that the chain is “not anticipating improvement” for core customers in 2025, amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing foreign trade wars.

Dollar General, Walmart Warn That Low-Income American Consumers Are in Trouble - RetailWire

Dollar General and Walmart have both issued warnings about the fiscal health of low-income consumers.

Dollar General CFO says shoplifting problem is ‘well in our control’—after taking this step

Good morning. Dollar General is one of the retailers that has grappled with “shrink,” an industry term that primarily defines theft from stores. But the company has been undertaking measures to address the issue, and CFO Kelly Dilts says those efforts are starting to produce some bright spots. “Shrink,” more precisely, is a term retailers use for inventory loss often attributed to theft by shoppers and employees, or damage or errors. It's estima…

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN The economic situation for low-income Americans has worsened in the past year, and more and more shoppers are going without basic necessities. That's the troubling message from Dollar General, which sells inexpensive items and is therefore considered a proxy for the health of low- and middle-income shoppers. Dollar General's "core customers" earn less than $40,000 a year, and the chain has more than 20,000 stores, mos…

Dollar General says some customers can no longer afford basic necessities

Dollar General's core customer base of low-income Americans are still getting hit by inflation, with retailer seeing little improvement ahead.

Dollar General says tariffs could lead to increased prices, adding more strain on customers

Dollar General said that the Trump administration’s tariffs on imports could lead to increased prices.