5 Biggest Discount Store Companies in the World

4. Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG)

Market Cap – $56.03 Billion

Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) is an American discount store company with stores operating in more than 16,000 locations across 44 states in the U.S. According to Fortune there was an increase in Dollar General Corporation’s (NYSE:DG) business during pandemic in which high unemployment and weak economy helped country’s discount stores to expand their operations. Research done by Coresight states that Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) opened 1035 new stores in the U.S. in 2021. Dollar General (NYSE:DG) stores are typically below 10,000 square feet which certainly means that they can fit more easily into local areas as compared to Target and Walmart. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2022, the revenue for Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) was $34,220.4 million, the profit for the company was $2 billion, and its market cap was $56.03 billion.