No matter how you cut it, the current state of the retail industry is relatively bleak. A change in customer habits coupled with higher inflation has made it difficult for even major players to perform as they did even less than a decade ago—including many that are closing locations. But not everyone is scaling back their brick-and-mortar operations: In rare cases, some companies are actually feeling optimistic and expanding. One such retailer is Dollar General, which says it’s now planning on opening 450 new stores across the U.S. Read to find out everything we know so far about the move.

1 | The company is targeting specific areas.

With roughly 21,000 locations across the U.S., there’s a decent chance you already have a Dollar General location (or one of its sister brands such as DGX,

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