Spotlight on Business
Dollar General

Hanover Park residents are enjoying the convenience and everyday values offered at their neighborhood Dollar General.   Located at 630 Wise Road, this Dollar General opened its doors for business on April 26, 2010.  Since then, business continues to grow.

Their philosophy is to improve people’s lives through service in their stores, offering value on quality products and serving the community.  This particular location employs seven employees and has won their company’s Customer Service Monthly Award twice.

Dollar General offers value to its customers by providing food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at low everyday prices in a convenient, neighborhood, location.

With over 9,500 stores in 35 states and growing, Dollar General has more retail locations than any retailer in America.  They sell products from trusted manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg’s, General Mills, Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola.

Dollar General is committed to supporting literacy and education.  In 1993, the company founded the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to improve the functional literacy of adults, families and youth by providing grants to nonprofit organizations dedicated to the advancement of literacy.

The Foundation has awarded more than $47.2 million in grants across Dollar General’s 35-state market area.  These grants provide program support to nonprofit efforts reaching low-level literacy adults and their families.  In addition to cash grants, Dollar General’s in-store “Learn to Read” brochures have offered free literacy referrals to more than 53,000 people.  To learn more about Dollar General’s Literacy Foundation visit www.dgliteracy.com. 

This Dollar General is open seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.  For coupon specials, easy meal recipes and much more, visit www.dollargeneral.com.