US leading dollar store operator announced plans to expand its healthcare offering to meet more of its shopper needs and establish itself as a health destination. To fast track this development, it has created a new role of chief medical officer. Providing affordable healthcare products and services to communities This is the first step in Dollar General’s new strategy to increase access to...

Dollar General posted an impressive net sales increase of 21.6% to $33.7bn in 2020 driven by its numerous real estate projects and its value and convenience proposition. In 2021, the retailer will focus on the evolution of its existing store models and launch new concepts to continue to reach more shoppers and meet their evolving needs.  Q4 results and full year performance Fourth quarter n...

With Aldi US expanding click and collect to more stores and Family Dollar announcing a nationwide partnership with Instacart, we look at four ecommerce developments from North American discounters. Aldi US to add click and collect to another 500 stores. With the fast rise of ecommerce and the success of its curbside service (click and collect in partnership with Instacart), Aldi will add th...