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Thriving Dollar General Plans To Open 1,000 New Stores

Dollar General continues to thrive due to a loyal customer base and an expansion strategy focused on rural areas. (Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images)
Dollar General continues to thrive due to a loyal customer base and an expansion strategy focused on rural areas. (Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images)

Despite the hot economy, Dollar General continues to thrive due to a loyal customer base and an expansion strategy focused on rural areas that lack other retail options.

Jill Schlesinger (@jillonmoney), a business analyst for CBS News and the host of Jill On Money, joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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