On January 6, 2011, the management of Dollar General announced its 2011 expansion
plan for the company. Dollar General had plans to open 625 stores, add 6,000 employees,
and open stores in three additional states—Connecticut, Nevada, and New Hampshire.
Recently, the company announced plans to open stores in Colorado. In addition,
the company intended to remodel or relocate 550 of its 9,200 stores in 35 states.
Each store averaged 6 to 10 employees, a combination of full-time and part-time
employees. Employees had the option of flex-time. Wages were competitive to the local
market wages. The company had 79,800 employees.