Dollar General’s net income rose 38% to $407 million, or $1.52 a share, in the quarter ended Aug. 3, up from $295 million, or $1.08 a share, in the year-ago period.
Dollar General announced that it has awarded more than $3.4 million in youth literacy grants to 915 schools and nonprofit organizations throughout the 44 states it serves.
Dollar General's net income fell 20% to $365 million, with earnings per share of $1.36, compared to its net income of $279 million, or earnings per share of $1.02, in the year-ago period.
Dollar General is welcoming summer by revealing exclusive in-store products and deals from such brands as Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Hershey's, ChapStick and more.
Dollar General's net income rose to $712.2 million in the quarter ended Feb.2, from $414.2 million a year ago, benefiting from a $311 million gain due to changes in U.S. tax laws.
The companies will broaden the application of Nielsen's insights and solutions to better support Dollar General's strategic initiatives and in-market activation.
The retailer will hold its Innovation and Supplier Diversity Summit in April, which is designed to pair potential vendors with respective buyers and category managers from the chain.