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Dollar General opened its door to the public in Mesquite on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 342 W. Mesquite Blvd.
“You need something quick, you got it,” says manager Dustin Werner.
That’s a big part of the Goodlettesville, Tenn., company’s philosophy at its 11,000 stores in 40 states.
According to the corporation, Dollar General anticipates opening 650 new stores in 2013. The company plans to create 6,000 new jobs in 2013 and Dollar General’s continued growth has created nearly 30,000 new jobs since 2007.
Dollar General is celebrating the opening of the Mesquite store on Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. with free prizes and special deals. Additionally, the first 100 adult shoppers at the store will receive a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar General tote bag, among other giveaways.
Werner recently moved to Mesquite from Big Bear, Calif., to manager the store. He has worked for Dollar General just over a year. Previously he managed the Apple Valley store while living at Big Bear.
Advancement for its sales associates and management is part of the small-box, discount retailer’s business plan, according to the corporate website.
The new store will add approximately 40 jobs to the community, depending on the need. Anyone interested in joining the Dollar General team may visit the Career section atwww.dollargeneral.com.
“We see a lot of exciting opportunities to expand our business, create new career opportunities for our employees and make a difference in our customers’ lives,” Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO notes on the webpage.
“We have great customer service,” Werner added. “It’s a great store, always neat, always clean.”
Dollar General is open seven days a week, 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.
The chain, almost 75 years old, offers a line of selected food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items, featuring name brands such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg’s, General Mills, Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola.
Dollar General is deeply involved in the communities it serves and is an ardent supporter of literacy and education. At the cash register of every Dollar General store, customers interested in learning how to read, speak English or get their General Education Diploma (GED) can pick up a brochure with a postage-paid reply card that can be mailed in for a referral to a local organization that offers free literacy services. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $85 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 4.9 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.
Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com.
