Dollar General to Close Almost 100 Stores – Will Any Be in New England?

Walgreens, Big Lots, CVS, Advanced Auto Parts, Joann Fabrics, Family Dollar, Cracker Barrell, Applebee's, and Denny's. These are just a small sampling of the many national retail and restaurant chains that have cut back on their number of stores or gone out of business completely. The latest is the discount store Dollar General which has many locations throughout New England.

Dollar General History

According to Wikipedia, Dollar General started i1939 in Scottsville, Kentucky, as  J.L. Turner and Son, before having its name changed to Dollar General in 1955. The company went public in 1968 and in the 2010s, started to build stores in the New England states. Now the company is looking to close stores.

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Almost 100 Dollar Generals Will Close

According to KARK.com,  Dollar General announced that they plan on closing 96 stores in the first quarter of the current fiscal year due in part to struggling consumer confidence.

Will Any Dollar General Stores in New England Be Affected?

As of January 1, 2023, there were 68 Dollar General stores in Maine, 55 in Massachusetts, 44 in New Hampshire, 39 in Vermont, 76 in Connecticut, and 20 in Rhode Island for a total of 302 stores throughout New England. How many of those stores are on the chopping block?

Unfortunately, as of this writing, no specific store closings have been announced. I'd like to think that as far as Maine goes, the Dollar General stores here get a good amount of business, especially the ones in rural areas. That's just me guessing without anything to go on.

We'll keep you posted if and when we learn of any Dollar General stores closing in New England.