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Exhibit 99.1


Investor Contact:                                             Media Contact:
(615) 855-5525                                                (615) 855-5209


DOLLAR GENERAL REPORTS INCREASED MAY SALES

GOODLETTSVILLE,  Tenn. - June 6, 2002 - Dollar General  Corporation  (NYSE:  DG)
today reported  total retail sales for the four-week  period ended May 31, 2002,
equaled  $446.1  million  compared with $375.5 million last year, an increase of
18.8 percent. Same-store sales for the May period increased 9.6 percent compared
with an 8.3  percent  increase in the May period of 2001.  The average  customer
purchase in May was  approximately  $8.20,  an increase of 2% compared  with the
average  transaction  in the same period  last year.  Customer  transactions  in
same-stores increased approximately 8%.

For the 17 weeks ended May 31, 2002, Dollar General total retail sales increased
16.4  percent to $1.8  billion  from $1.6 billion in the same period a year ago.
Same-store sales for the 17-week period increased 7.4 percent.

May sales by major merchandise category:

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                                         2002                     2001              Est. Same-Store
                                    Percent of Sales         Percent of Sales         Sales Change
                                    ----------------         ----------------         ------------
<S>                                       <C>                      <C>                   <C>
      Highly Consumable                   60%                      58%                   + 12%
      Home Products                       14%                      15%                   +  2%
      Basic Clothing                      10%                      11%                   +  0%
      Hardware and Seasonal               16%                      16%                   + 13%

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June Sales Outlook:
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For the five-week period ending July 5, 2002, the Company expects total sales to
increase  14-16 percent.  Same-store  sales are expected to increase 5-7 percent
compared with a same-store sales increase of 8.4 percent in the June period last
year. June sales results will be released on Thursday, July 11, 2002.

Weekly sales trends are  announced on Mondays after the market closes and can be
attained online at www.dollargeneral.com or by calling (615) 855-5529.

This press release  contains  historical and  forward-looking  information.  The
words  "believe,"   "anticipate,"   "project,"  "plan,"  "expect,"   "estimate,"
"objective,"  "forecast,"  "goal,"  "intend,"  "will  likely  result," or " will
continue" and similar  expressions  identify  forward  looking  statements.  The
forward-looking  statements  are made pursuant to the safe harbor  provisions of
the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company believes the
assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however,
any of the assumptions  could be inaccurate,  and therefore,  actual results may
differ materially from those projected in the  forward-looking  statements.  The
factors that may result in actual results  differing  from such  forward-looking
information  include,  but are not limited to: the Company's ability to maintain
adequate liquidity through its cash resources and credit  facilities,  including
its ability to refinance or replace such  facilities  on favorable  terms at the
maturity  thereof;  the  Company's  ability  to  comply  with  the  terms of the
Company's  credit  facilities  (or  obtain  waivers  for  non-compliance);   the
Company's ability to enter into new credit facilities on terms acceptable to the
Company prior to the  expiration in September 2002 of the terms of the Company's
existing credit facilities,  general  transportation and distribution  delays or
interruptions;  inventory  risks  due to shifts in  market  demand;  changes  in
product mix;  interruptions  in suppliers'  businesses;  fuel price and interest
rate fluctuations; a deterioration in general economic conditions caused by acts
of war or terrorism; temporary changes in demand due to weather patterns; delays
associated  with building,  opening and operating new stores;  and the impact of
the  litigation  and regulatory  proceedings  related to the  restatement of the
Company's financial statements,  including the funding of the settlement of such
litigation  and the  risk  that  the  conditions  to the  effectiveness  of such
settlements, including approval by the courts, may not be realized.

Readers  are  cautioned  not to place undue  reliance  on these  forward-looking
statements,  which  speak  only  as of the  date of this  release.  The  Company
undertakes  no  obligation  to  publicly  update or revise  any  forward-looking
statements  contained herein to reflect events or circumstances  occurring after
the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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