Dollar General To Close Dozens Of Stores: What To Know In GA

GEORGIA — Dollar General plans to close nearly 100 stores nationwide during the first quarter of 2025, potentially including underperforming stores in Georgia, the company said in an earnings report released this month.

The company said it also plans to close 45 Popshelf stores. Dollar General announced the new retail concept in 2020 featuring on-trend and seasonal home decor, health and beauty items, home cleaning supplies, and party and entertaining goods, with 95 percent of items priced at $5 or less.

The list of stores to be closed wasn’t immediately available. The company operates more than 20,000 Dollar General, DG Market, DGX and Popshelf stores in 48 states, according to its website. The stores planned for closure were identified during a “store portfolio optimization review” late last year.

Dollar General and DG Market operates at least 464 stores in Georgia, including several in:

• Atlanta
• Acworth
• Cartersville
• Marietta
• Canton
• Dallas
• Decatur
• Cumming
• Douglasville
• Duluth
• Buford
• Snellville

Popshelf has set up shop in Acworth, Albany, Austell, Brunswick, Buford, Canton, Columbus, Conyers, Cumming, Douglasville, Fayetteville, Gainesville, Hinesville, Kennesaw, Kingsland, Loganville, Macon, McDonough, Newnan, Norcross, Oakwood, Savannah and Tucker.

According to Statista, Georgia was home to 1,098 stores in 2024.

“As we look to build on the substantial progress we made on our Back to Basics work in fiscal 2024, we believe this review was appropriate to further strengthen the foundation of our business,” Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s chief executive officer, said in the earnings report.

The closings represent less than 1 percent of Dollar General’s overall store base, Vasos said, adding, “We believe this decision better positions us to service our customers and communities.”