Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said Thursday that inflation continues to hurt discount customers and that the macroeconomic environment does not improve this year.
In the fourth quarter of the company INCoMe Call, Vasos said customers expect value and convenience “more than the former” from the chain of dollars.
“Our customers continue to report that their financial condition worsened last year, because they were negatively affected by continued inflation. Many of our customers were only needed, with some needed to offer even the requirements,” says Vasos. “When we entered 2025, we did not look forward to the development of the macro environment, especially for our wisdom customers.”
The Core Consumer of the Dollar General is “often targeted” because of their economic condition, but also beneficial, as Vasos.
“We started to see where [our customer is] Getting his legs in the sea, if you wanted, in more inflation that was so intense there, and he had better understand his budgets, “Vasos said.
About uncertainty, Vasos said, originated with the potential impact on President Donald Trump’s TARIFF to consumer.
If Trump is imposed on the tars in his first term office in 2018 and 2019, the total dollar should increase some prices to others in the industry, as Vasos. But the total store likes the effect of back past and “good position” to do this again this year, he said.
“Given the stressful financial condition of our wisdom customers, we check it and any other potential headwinds in the economy, including any changes to government entitlement programs,” says Vasos.
The CFO Kelly Dilts says 2025 reasons for leading the company’s continued pressure or initiatives to help the guardicate-like tariff of American assistance with American Americans.
For the fourth quarter, the Dollar General said the growth of the same growth in sales of 1.2% is completely driven by 2.3% growth of common transaction. Customer traffic fell 1.1% in time, “affected by continuing financial pressures in our core consumer,” Vasos said.
With the fourth quarter income, the dollar General said Thursday nearly 96 Popship stores in high popping locations in the flag of this year. Popshelf serving Spilled higher income with lower-price products.
The Dollar General Rose Parts 5% Thursday morning.
