New Dollar General Store Coming to Largo

Largo is getting another Dollar General store.

Just south of the Fireplace Restaurant, construction has started on the proposed .

The new Largo store will be larger than the typical Dollar General Store. Most of the chain's 10,000 stores are 7,200 square feet, according to its website.

The construction process typically takes about six months, according to a construction contractor at the work site at 12500 Seminole Blvd.

There are three other Dollar General locations in Largo.

The first Dollar General Store opened in Kentucky in 1955. 

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