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<p>Dollar General Corporation</p>
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<p>2026 </p>
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<p>Corporate Governance </p>
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<div class=”views-field views-field-nothing”><span class=”field-content”> John Chevedden</span></div><div class=”views-field views-field-title views-field-field-shareholder”><span class=”field-content”>Chevedden Corporate Governance</span></div>
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<p>Human Rights Policy </p>
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<p><strong>RESOLVED</strong>: Shareholders request the Board of Directors report to shareholders on the feasibility of adopting a comprehensive Human Rights Policy stating the Company’s commitment to respect human rights, in alignment with international human rights standards, throughout its operations and value chain.</p>
<p><strong>Whereas</strong>: The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights establish the corporate responsibility to respect internationally recognized human rights, including rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, a safe and healthy working environment, and just and favorable remuneration.<br><br>After investors filed a proposal last year asking for the adoption of a comprehensive human rights policy, but before the AGM, Dollar General Corporation (“Dollar General”) adopted a “Human Rights Policy”1 lacking an explicit commitment to respect human rights within its operations and requiring only suppliers to comply with human rights standards. In an exempt solicitation,2 investors highlighted gaps between Dollar General’s policies and human rights standards. The 22% shareholder support for the 2025 proposal despite Dollar General’s adoption of a policy suggests that it falls short of investor expectations.<br><br>Peers with comprehensive human rights policies include Dollar Tree,3 Target,4 Walmart,5 Costco,6 and Big Lots.7 Each explicitly seeks to align with international human rights standards, demonstrating that this is a best practice for the retail industry.<br><br>Dollar General issued a safety report8 in 2024; investors and workers criticized the inadequate stakeholder engagement process and selection of an auditor with an anti-union reputation.9 Auditors visited only 12 of over 20,000 stores and did not recommend significant changes, despite indications that Dollar General practices do not align with international human rights standards:</p>
<p>• The National Labor Relations Board ruled in 2023 that Dollar General engaged in “blatant hallmark unfair labor practices” against Connecticut workers attempting to organize, including unlawful termination, surveillance, interrogation, and threatening store closures.10<br><br>• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) named Dollar General a “Severe Violator” in 2022 for willful, repeat, and serious workplace safety violations.11 Dollar General’s 2024 settlement with OSHA12 imposed $12 million in penalties and mandated safety improvements. In 2025, Dollar General received 4 additional fines.13<br><br>• News reports show that from 2022 to 2024, 80 shootings took place at Dollar Generals nationwide, with 107 victims and 41 fatalities, including five employees killed.14<br><br>• The United Nations states, “achieving living wages is part of the business responsibility to respect fundamental human rights.”15 Dollar General’s CEO to median worker pay ratio in 2024 was 114:1.16 92% of Dollar General workers made less than $15 per hour in 2022,17 well below living wage rates.18<br><br>Human rights violations create reputational, financial, legal, and regulatory risks. Dollar General acknowledges reputational damage from labor issues may hurt performance.19 Accordingly, we ask Dollar General to assess the feasibility of adopting a comprehensive human rights policy aligned with international human rights standards.<br> </p>
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<p>1 https://www.dollargeneral.com/content/dam/dg/assets/landing-pages/public-relations/corporate-social-responsibility/documents/DG_HumanRightsPolicyMarch2025.docx.pdf<br>2 https://www.iccr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dollar-General-Human-Rights-Policy-Exempt-Solicitation-2025-FINAL-1.pdf<br>3 https://www.dollartree.com/file/general/Human_Rights_Policy.pdf<br>4 https://corporate.target.com/sustainability-governance/responsible-supply-chains/human-rights<br>5 https://corporate.walmart.com/policies<br>6 https://mobilecontent.costco.com/live/resource/img/static-us-landing-pages/HumanRightsStatement.pdf<br>7 https://assets.biglots.com/is/content/biglots/BigLotsHumanRightsPolicyFINAL2023.03v2pdf<br>8 https://www.dollargeneral.com/content/dam/dg/assets/landing-pages/public-relations/corporate-social-responsibility/Dollar_General_Safety_Audit_2024.pdf<br>9 https://laborlab.us/jackson_lewis_the_notorious_law_firm_at_the_forefront_of_union_busting/<br>10 https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/region-1-boston-wins-administrative-law-judge-decision-finding-dollar<br>11 https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/11012022<br>12 https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/07112024-0<br>13https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/?company_op=starts&company=dollar+general&order=pen_year&sort=<br>14 https://www.stepuplouisiana.org/dollarstore<br>15 https://bhr-navigator.unglobalcompact.org/issues/living-wage/<br>16 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000029534/000110465925033041/tm2416441-2_def14a.htm#tPRD<br>17 https://www.epi.org/company-wage-tracker/<br>18 https://livingwage.mit.edu/; https://livingwageforus.org/<br>19 https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000029534/000155837025003413/dg-20250131x10k.htm#RISKFACTORS</p>

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<strong>Issue Area:</strong>
<p>Health </p>
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<p>Reproductive Health, Worker Rights, Health & Safety </p>
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<p class><strong>WHEREAS: </strong>Employees’ productivity and performance are linked to their health and wellness.[1] Employees struggling with illness or medical-related stress are less able to perform well. Poor employee healthcare access may undermine Dollar General’s operations and slow the implementation of its growth strategy.</p>
<p class>Compared to other high-income nations, Americans have the lowest life expectancy, the highest death rates from avoidable causes and treatable conditions, and the highest rates of people with multiple chronic conditions.[2] According to a 2024 survey, 48% of insured adults worry about affording their monthly health insurance premium, and 21% still view costs as a barrier to getting the health care they need.[3]</p>
<p class>Dollar General operates more than 20,000 stores nationwide, 76% in states where abortion is illegal or highly restricted, including Tennessee, where Dollar General is headquartered. These additional restrictions in access to healthcare have been linked to increased maternal mortality and morbidity, alongside reduced access to all forms of care.[4]  </p>
<p class>A survey published in February 2023 found that 76% of more than 2,000 current and future physicians, regardless of specialization, would not apply to work or train in states with abortion restrictions. For women’s health, the impact is greater; after Idaho’s abortion ban took effect, nearly 20% of its obstetricians left the state and two hospitals closed their obstetrics programs.[5]  In 2023, states with abortion bans saw a decline of 10.5% of medical school seniors applying for OB-GYN residency.[6]</p>
<p class>Dollar General’s workforce is 66% female[7]. Potential harms to Dollar General from state-specific healthcare access restrictions include: amplified challenges in recruiting and retaining employees, higher employee mortality and health challenges, and higher healthcare costs for employees and the company.  The need to ensure its employees are well cared for is amplified as Dollar General considers offering healthcare services.[8]</p>
<p class>It is best practice for companies to affirm that they are surveying or actively tracking the sufficiency of health care that employees have access to, including employees’ sentiment on the timeliness, breadth, and quality of this care. Employee-focused employers are closely monitoring and responding to their employees’ reduced healthcare access and healthcare quality. </p>
<p class><strong>BE IT RESOLVED:</strong> Shareholders request that the Board of Directors issue a public report, omitting confidential information and at reasonable expense, on the sufficiency of employees’ access to timely, quality healthcare, and discussing the Company’s strategy to ameliorate any insufficiencies identified.</p>
<p class><strong>SUPPORTING STATEMENT: </strong>Proponent suggests this analysis includes consideration of strategies beyond legal compliance that the company may deploy to minimize or mitigate the risks associated with the lack of access to quality healthcare.</p>
<p class>[1] https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/benefits/pages/wellness-productivity-link-.aspx</p>
<p class>[2] https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2023/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2022</p>
<p class>[3] https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs</p>
<p class>[4] https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/18/human-rights-crisis-abortion-united-states-after-dobbs</p>
<p class>[5] https://apnews.com/article/idaho-abortion-ban-doctors-leaving-f34e901599f5eabed56ae96599c0e5c2</p>
<p class>[6] https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/analysis-pro-life-movement-abortion-maternal-health-healthbent-column/</p>
<p class>[7] https://brand-studio.fortune.com/dollar-general/how-dollar-generals-investment-in-female-talent-pays-dividends-now-and-in-the-future/?prx_t=YHEIAAAAAAjQ8RA</p>
<p class>[8] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220728005304/en/Dollar-General-Announces-Healthcare-Advisory-Panel</p>

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<div class=”views-field views-field-nothing”><span class=”field-content”> Lyndsay Fritz</span></div><div class=”views-field views-field-title views-field-field-shareholder”><span class=”field-content”>Amalgamated Bank</span></div>
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<strong>Issue Area:</strong>
<p>Human Rights & Worker Rights </p>
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<p>Human Rights Policy </p>
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<p><strong>Resolved:</strong> Shareholders request the Board of Directors adopt and disclose a comprehensive Human Rights Policy which states the Company’s commitment to respect human rights, in alignment with international human rights standards, throughout its operations and value chain, and describes steps to identify, assess, prevent, mitigate, and, where appropriate, remedy adverse human rights impacts connected to the business. </p>
<p><strong>Whereas: </strong>The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights establish the corporate responsibility to respect internationally recognized human rights, including rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, a safe and healthy working environment, and just and favorable remuneration.</p>
<p>Dollar General Corporation (“Dollar General”) lacks a comprehensive policy commitment to uphold international human rights standards throughoutthe business, including its own operations. Its existing human rights-related disclosures1 are limited to supplier expectations. Peers with comprehensive human rights policies include Dollar Tree,2 Target,3 Walmart,4 Costco,5 and Big Lots.6</p>
<p>There are indications that Dollar General practices do not align with international human rights standards, including the right to freedom of association and the right to a safe and healthy working environment: The National Labor Relations Board ruled in 2023 that Dollar General engaged in “blatant hallmark unfair labor practices” against workers attempting to organize in Connecticut, including unlawful termination, surveillance, interrogation, and threatening store closures.7 Similar cases are pending against the company in Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi.8 </p>
<p>The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) named Dollar General a “Severe Violator” in 2022 for willful, repeat, and serious workplace safety violations.9 Dollar General issued a safety report10 in 2024 following a majority vote on a shareholder proposal; however, proponents and workers criticized the stakeholder engagement process and auditor selection.11 Dollar General’s corporate-wide settlement with OSHA12 carried $12 million in penalties and mandated worker-driven safety improvements.13</p>
<p>Gun violence threatens workers’ right to a safe workplace. Aggregate data from news reports found that from 2022 to 2024, 80 shootings took place at Dollar Generals nationwide, with 107 victims and 41 total fatalities, including multiple children shot and five employees killed. 14 </p>
<p>The United Nations states, “achieving living wages is part of the business responsibility to respect fundamental human rights”.15 Dollar General’s median worker earned $18,657 while its CEO made <br>$9,727,656, resulting in a 521:1 pay ratio.16 92% of Dollar General workers made less than $15 per hour in 2022, 17 falling well below living wage rates.18</p>
<p>Human rights violations create reputational, financial, legal, and regulatory risks. Dollar General acknowledges reputational damage from labor issues may hurt performance. 19</p>
<p>Adopting a comprehensive human rights policy is in the best interests of the company, employees, and shareholders.</p>
<p>1https://investor.dollargeneral.com/dollargeneral/pdf/DG_Human_Rights_Risk_Assessment_and_Supply_Chain_Transparency_Disclosure_ -_January_2014_V1 .pdf; SERVING OTHERS Dollar General https://www.dollargeneral.com , public,elations <br>2 https://www.dollartree.com/file/general/Human_Rights_Policy.pdf <br>3 https://corporate.target.com/sustainability-governance/responsible-supply-chains/human,ights <br>4 https://corporate.walmart.com/purpose/esgreport/socialn,uman-rights <br>5 https://mobilecontent.costco.com/live/resource/img/static-us-landing-pages/HumanRightsStatement.pdf <br>6 https://assets.biglots.com/is/contenUbiglots/BiglotsHumanRightsPolicyFINAL2023.03v2pdf <br>7 https://www.nlrb.gov/news-0utreach/news-story/region-1-boston-wins-adm inistrative-law-judge-decision-finding-dollar <br>8 https://www.nlrb.gov/search/case/dollar%20general?f%5B0%5D=case_type%3AC&s%580%5D=Open <br>9 https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/11012022 <br>10 Report on Audit of Dollar General Safety Policies and … Dollar General https://www.dollargeneral.com/ .. ./Dollar_General_ … <br>11 https://laborlab.us/jackson_lewis_the_notorious_law_firm_at_the_forefront_of_union_busting/ ; https://www.stepuplouisiana.org/press,eleases/dollar-general-agrees-to-implementworkers-saf ety-demands-settle-with-osha-for-12-m illion <br>12 https://www. business insider. com/dollar-general-investor-no-progress-on-worker-saf ety-audit-2023-11 <br>; https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/07112024-0 <br>13 https://drive.google. com/file/d/1 xd I_ 8 _ W_hhVEdxN NWFXjepU 1 ERLM79EO/view <br>14 https://www.stepuplouisiana.org/dollarstores <br>15 https://bhr-navigator. unglobalcompact.org/issues/living-wage/ <br>16 https://investor.dollargeneral.com/websites/dollargeneral/English/310010/us-sec-filing. htm l?secFiling Id= 791 eb926-2641-417 e-be9f-<br>6e9087050c6d&format=htm l&shortDesc=Proxy%20Statement%20%28definitive%29 <br>17 https://www.epi.org/company-wage-tracker/ <br>18 https://livingwage.mit.edu/; https://livingwageforus.org/tier-ii-certification/ <br>19 https://investor. dollargeneral. com/websites/dollargeneral/English/31001 0/us-sec-filing. htm l?shortDesc=Annual%20Report&secFiling ld=b5700569-117 3-4a40-b4e3-<br>d1fd14e48940&format=html </p>

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<div class=”views-field views-field-nothing”><span class=”field-content”> Maxwell Homans</span></div><div class=”views-field views-field-title views-field-field-shareholder”><span class=”field-content”>CommonSpirit Health</span></div>
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<p>For investors, consumer exposure to hazardous chemicals in products raises company specific and portfolio-wide concerns. In the last decade, poor management of regulatory, legal, reputational and redesign risks from hazardous chemicals in products has caused plummeting company stock prices (Bayer, Lumber Liquidators, 3M, Dow) and bankruptcy (SIGG NA, J&J). Across the economy, the costs are rising: a 2017 study showed that costs associated with environmental chemical exposures worldwide likely exceed 10 percent of global GDP or 11 trillion dollars.[1]</p>
<p>The regulatory landscape is rapidly changing with 40 states adopting over 360 policies regulating toxic chemicals, creating risk for companies that do not proactively manage product safety.[2]</p>
<p>Dollar General has taken steps to reduce the use of chemicals of concern through its Restricted Substances List, but their policy only applies to select private-brand formulated products.[3] Only 14 percent of Dollar General’s products are private label brands[4].  The policy does not address product safety risks with third-party branded products. </p>
<p>In contrast, peer companies are disclosing progress on product safety:</p>

Walmart set a 2020 goal to reduce “priority chemicals” in its private label and third-party branded formulated products by 10 percent from a 2017 baseline. Walmart exceeded this goal, reducing harmful chemicals in formulated products by 17 percent.[5]
Target’s policy to eliminate chemicals of concern applies to their “entire value chain, operations and every product” it sells, including both private label and brand name products[6].

<p>The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has established industry-specific standards that guide companies in disclosing financially material, decision-useful sustainability information for investors.  Within the consumer goods sector, which includes Dollar General, SASB established standards associated with multiline and specialty retailers and distributors. This sector standard includes guidance on the processes to assess and manage risks and/or hazards associated with chemicals in products[7]. Dollar General does not report to investors on numerous elements that SASB recommends regarding chemical hazards in products including:</p>

The disclosure shall focus on third-party branded products and private-label products offered for sale by the entity. 

<p><strong>Resolved:</strong></p>
<p>Shareholders request that the Board of Directors issue a report to shareholders on the processes to assess and manage risks and/or hazards associated with chemicals in products, with consideration of the SASB multiline and specialty retailers standard which is intended to aid entities in disclosing information about sustainability-related risks and opportunities that could reasonably be expected to affect the entity’s cash flows, its access to finance or cost of capital over the short, medium or long term.   </p>
<p><strong> Supporting Statement</strong>: Shareholders leave the method of disclosure to management’s discretion, but recommended considerations include:</p>

Evaluation of expanding the chemical policy to third party branded products. 
Measure of chemical footprint in private label and third-party products; and
Disclosure of impact of policy.
The report should be published within one year of the 2025 Annual Meeting, at reasonable expense and excluding confidential information. 

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<p>[1] https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12940-017-0340-3.pdf?site=ehjournal.biomedcentraI.com</p>
<p>[2] https://www.saferstates.org/ </p>
<p>[3] file:///C:/Users/katie.carter/Downloads/FY23_Serving_Others_ESG_Report%20(3).pdf</p>
<p>[4] https://progressivegrocer.com/dollar-stores-get-serious-about-private-label-investments</p>
<p>[5] https://corporate.walmart.com/esgreport/reporting-data/esg-commitments-progress; https://toxicfreefuture.org/success-walmart-announces-a-reduction-of-37-million-pounds-of-toxic-priority-chemicals-in-its-products-surpassing-original-goal</p>
<p>[6] https://corporate.target.com/_media/TargetCorp/csr/pdf/Target-Chemicals-Policy.pdf</p>
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<p>[7] https://sasb.ifrs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CN0403_Multiline-and-Specialty-Retailers-Distributors_Standard.pdf?__hssc=105637852.3.1443101638493&__hstc=105637852.33722c947e7b84cd26688f4864a88d01.1443101638493.1443101638493.1443101638493.1&hsCtaTracking=66b8818a-8917-4705-86be-e8230ea6bfb3%7C56af2ca8-c901-4f21-9097-705a55af0070</p>
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<div class=”views-field views-field-nothing”><span class=”field-content”> Katie Carter</span></div><div class=”views-field views-field-title views-field-field-shareholder”><span class=”field-content”>Presbyterian Church (USA)</span></div>
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Resolution Details

Company:

Dollar General Corporation

Year:

2023

Issue Area:

Human Rights & Worker Rights

Focus Area:

Worker Rights, Health & Safety

Status:

Vote

Vote Percentage:

67.70%

Dollar General Corporation Workplace Health and Safety Audit – Proxy Exempt Solicitation

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (Form_ PX14A6G, Received_ 05_04_2023 15_30_16).pdf

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WHEREAS: Dollar General operates more than 18,000 stores in 47 states and employs over 140,000 people,[1] providing access to affordable products in rural and remote areas across the United States.

Since 2017, Dollar General has received $12.3 million in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties for numerous willful, repeated, and serious workplace safety violations.[2] OSHA designated Dollar General as a “severe violator” in 2022, issuing citations for blocked safety exits and unsafe storage areas, inaccessible fire extinguishers, storage of boxes in front of electrical panels, exposure of workers to electrocution risks, and failure to provide exit signs and required stair handrails.[3] Regulators and employment experts state that the company “choos[es] to place profits over their employees’ safety and well-being”[4] and that its business model leads to disregarding the law and “cutting corners when it comes to basic worker safety.”[5]

As supply chain disruptions, increasing freight costs, and shipping delays impact dollar stores nationwide, it is not evident that there are adequate systems in place to address these dynamics and mitigate potential impacts on workers. Staffing levels appear to be insufficient to manage the workload, especially as it relates to unpredictable shipments and influxes of inventory, which may lead to blocked exits or increased fire hazards.[6] Staffing shortages and high turnover contribute to fatigue, high workload, and further exacerbate safety issues. This may also contribute to loss of new store development opportunities or poor worker retention.[7] In the midst of high economic inequality, Dollar General employees are among the most vulnerable workers, with 92 percent of Dollar General’s hourly workers making less than $15 per hour. While the company states it engages employees through town hall meetings, DG voice, and “pulse” surveys to understand employee sentiment,[8] there is no disclosure on how this feedback informs actions to address workers’ concerns and priorities.

Understaffing and poor security measures at Dollar General stores may also contribute to increased risk of gun violence to staff and communities. Dollar stores have become vulnerable targets for robberies, causing employees to lose their lives, according to past reports.[9]

RESOLVED: Shareholders of Dollar General request that the Board of Directors commission an independent third-party audit on the impact of the company’s policies and practices on the safety and well-being of workers. A report on the audit, prepared at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, should be made available on the company’s website.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT: At company discretion, the proponents recommend that an audit include:

Evaluation of management and business practices that contribute to an unsafe or violent environment, including staffing capacity;
Meaningful consultation with workers and customers to inform appropriate solutions; and
Recommendations for actions and regular reporting with progress on identified actions.

[1] https://www.dollargeneral.com/about-us/locations.html

[2] https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/11012022#:~:text=The%20violations%20found%20in%20these,to%20propose%20%241%2C682%2C302%20in%20penalties.

[3] https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/11012022#:~:text=The%20violations%20found%20in%20these,to%20propose%20%241%2C682%2C302%20in%20penalties. https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20221017 ; https://www.osha.gov/enforcement/svep#v-nav-5 ; https://news.bloomberglaw.com/safety/dollar-general-makes-federal-severe-violator-worker-safety-list

[4] https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/11012022#:~:text=The%20violations%20found%20in%20these,to%20propose%20%241%2C682%2C302%20in%20penalties

[5] https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/dollar-general-thriving-workers-say-they-pay-price-n1137096

[6] https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/dollar-general-beats-quarterly-estimates-same-store-sales-2021-08-26/

[7] https://investor.dollargeneral.com/websites/dollargeneral/English/310010/us-sec-filing.html?shortDesc=Annual%20Report&format=html&secFilingId=b365ead3-a988-4299-9d85-8bfa86ca3ca4

[8] https://www.dollargeneral.com/content/dam/webvisualassets/sitedownloads/Serving%20Others%20FY2021.pdf

[9] https://www.businessinsider.com/dollar-store-staff-danger-crime-hotspots-discount-chains-retail-2021-10; https://www.propublica.org/article/how-dollar-stores-became-magnets-for-crime-and-killing; https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/business/dollar-general-robberies/index.html

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