Dollar General: Case Study #1 Timothy Mayer Professor Perreira 02/01/2010 Executive Summary: Dollar General Corporation is a leader in the discount retail industry‚ but clearly could use new information systems to further establish its presence and dominate the industry. The ability of Dollar General to set up new stores quickly‚ at a low cost‚ and efficiently has enabled them to maximize their revenue‚ while keeping costs minimal. Dollar General is very dependent on the ability of
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Q1: Describe Dollar General’s business strategy. What has the company been so successful? A1: Dollar General’s main business strategy is to focus on being the leading distributors of consumable basics‚ with 30% of the merchandise at $1.00 or less. Dollar General believes in maintaining an assortment of consumable merchandise and making shopping for everyday items hassle free and simplistic. Deriving most of their customer basis from Low‚ Middle and fixed income earners. With under-serviced
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INTRODUCTION Dollar General is an aggressive‚ competitor in the deep discount retail industry. Recent annual sales figures totaling $6.9 billion across 29 states (close to 7‚000 stores) has placed the chain at the top of the dollar store category of discount retailers‚ surpassing chains Family Dollar‚ Fred’s and Dollar Tree. The company also competes aggressively with chains such as Wal-Mart‚ Kmart‚ CVS and Rite Aid. The store currently offers a product line of general merchandise that includes
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Week-1 Assignment CASE STUDY Dollar General: Heavy on Organization‚ Light on Systems Managing Technology for Organizations April 20‚ 2006 Dollar General‚ a family of small‚ neighborhood store delivers with convenience and value on the basics needs of their customer. The store vows to help their customers save time and money just as it competitors Wal-Mart and Dollar Tree. However Dollar General believe that combination helps our customers have a better life‚ and that is important to
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In 2009 the date‚ mintmark and E pluribus unum were moved to the rim of the coin. * Presidential dollar‚ first issued in 2007: The mintmark and date are found on the rim of the coin. Reverse of a wartime nickel‚ with the mintmark located above Monticello Due to a shortage of nickel during World War II‚ the composition of the five-cent coin was
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Grande General Store‚ EST. 1948 The purpose of this paper is to discuss Case #6 in the student text regarding The Grand General Store. The Grande General Store is a family owned business that has been in the family for several generations. The current owner-operators have grown children; however‚ the children are not interested in following in the family footsteps. Rocky and Anita Grande are getting up in age and are getting tired of running the store. With no one in line to run the store‚ they
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History of General Motors The Renaissance Center in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ is General Motors ’ world headquarters. General Motors Corporation‚ also known as GM or GMC‚ is the world ’s second largest car manufacturer based on annual sales. Founded in 1908‚ in Flint‚ Michigan‚ GM employs approximately 284‚000 people around the world. With global headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ USA‚ GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. Their European headquarters is based
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1st Nov‚ 2013 John Smith – The General History of Virginia‚ New England and the Summer Isles After reading the excerpt from John Smith’ book I wondered what his intention was to write this book in the way he did. Did he really want to tell how his exploration looked like or did he try to push himself into the spotlight and to gain fame by describing his deeds like a heroic saga? Was John Smith more an attendance-seeker than a serious explorer‚ who just wants to state the facts? Right at the
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General History of the Things of New Spain Bernardino de Sahagún And after the dying in Cholula‚[1] the Spaniards set off on their way to Mexico‚[2] coming gathered and bunched‚ raising dust.... Thereupon Moteucçoma[3] named and sent noblemen and a great many other agents of his...to go meet [Cortés]...at Quauhtechcac. They gave [the Spaniards] golden banners of precious feathers‚ and golden necklaces. And when they had given the things to them‚ they seemed to smile‚ to rejoice
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Executive Summary With only 30% of its sales coming from dollar items‚ Dollar General is competing on a larger scale with more known product brands. Educating the consumer in order to change their perception of dollar stores will increase sales and generate larger average dollars spent by a customer. Increasing advertising about Dollar General’s brand-named products will help educate consumers and change their perceptions. Datamonitor reported consumer’s worry that Wal-Mart threatens local businesses
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