Dollar General (DG) Risk Factor Changes

There is also continued uncertainty surrounding potential changes to the regulatory environment (including, but not limited to, personnel changes at regulatory agencies) in the United States.

We routinely incur significant costs in complying with numerous and frequently changing laws and regulations.

The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors.

our business operations, and/or negatively impact our ability to pursue certain operational and strategic opportunities.

Our most profitable sales mix generally occurs in the fourth quarter primarily because of sales of Christmas-related merchandise.

Our insurance coverage reflects deductibles, self-insured retentions, limits of liability and similar provisions that we believe are prudent based on our operations.

We seek but may not be successful in obtaining contractual indemnification and insurance coverage for product-related claims and issues from our vendors.

The occurrence of one or more natural disasters, such as hurricanes, fires, floods, tornadoes and earthquakes, unusual or extreme weather conditions, pandemic outbreaks or other health crises, political or civil unres…

Natural disasters and unusual or extreme weather conditions (whether or not caused by climate change), pandemic outbreaks or other health crises, political or civil unrest, acts of war, violence or terrorism, and disr…

While we are working to diversify our sources of imported goods to include Southeast Asia, India, South America and Mexico, a substantial amount of our imported merchandise comes from China, and thus, a change in the…

We directly imported approximately 4% of our purchases (measured at cost) in 2025, but many of our domestic vendors directly import their products or components of their products.

We rely on our distribution and transportation network to provide goods to our stores timely and cost-effectively.

Our technology initiatives may not deliver desired results or may do so on a delayed schedule.

A significant security breach of any kind experienced by us or one of our vendors, which could be undetected for a period of time, or a significant failure by us or one of our vendors to comply with applicable privacy…

Because we accept debit and credit cards for payment, we are subject to industry data protection standards and protocols, such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, issued by the Payment Card Industry…

We experience significant inventory shrinkage and damages.

We also may not anticipate or successfully address all of the challenges imposed by the expansion of our operations (including our pOpshelf and Mi Super Dollar General store concepts), including into new countries or…

The retail business is highly competitive with respect to price, customers, store location, merchandise quality, product assortment and presentation, service offerings, product sourcing and supply chain capacity, in-s…

The success of our merchandising initiatives, particularly those related to non-consumable products (including pOpshelf) and efforts to increase sales of higher margin products within the consumables category, further…

We have short-term and long-term strategies, initiatives and investments (such as those relating to merchandising, real estate and new store development, mature stores and store remodels (including Project Elevate), i…

While accelerating levels of inflation in the United States have moderated since 2023, inflation remains elevated in certain areas, including food.

Many of the economic factors listed above, as well as commodity rates; transportation, lease and insurance costs; wage rates (including the possibility of increased federal and further increased state and/or local min…

Many of our customers have fixed or low incomes and limited discretionary spending dollars.

Investment in our Company involves risks.

The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors.

While not the case more recently (namely, the fourth quarters of fiscal years 2023 and 2024), our most profitable sales mix generally occurs in the fourth quarter primarily because of sales of Christmas-related mercha…

assumptions and management estimates underlying our recorded liabilities for these losses, including any expected increases in medical and indemnity costs, could result in materially different expenses than expected u…

shortage(s), new store or distribution center opening delays, the temporary lack of an adequate work force in a market, the temporary or long-term disruption of product availability in our stores, the temporary or lon…

the current U.S.

We rely on our distribution and transportation network to provide goods to our stores timely and cost-effectively.

A significant security breach of any kind experienced by us or one of our vendors, which could be undetected for a period of time, or a significant failure by us or one of our vendors to comply with applicable privacy…

We have short-term and long-term strategies, initiatives and investments (such as those relating to merchandising, real estate and new store development, mature stores and store remodels (including Project Elevate), i…

operations are required.

Our current increased debt leverage levels have reduced our available capital, and these levels, combined with our desire to maintain our current investment grade credit rating, could reduce our flexibility in plannin…

result in loss of shareholder support and trust and require us to expend disproportional resources toward these matters.

obligations.

disputes, economic conditions and instability in countries in which foreign suppliers are located, the financial instability of suppliers, suppliers’ failure to meet our terms and conditions or our standards, issues w…

applications to the cloud, modernization of legacy systems (including our Finance and Human Resources enterprise resource planning system and our inventory replenishment system) and our new point of sale system, or wi…