Tariff Refunds Lift Dollar General’s Q2 Results and Raises Outlook
Dollar General reported Q2 net income of about $550.3 million, up 33.8%, helped by tariff refunds. Sales rose 5.2% to about $11.3 billion and same-store sales climbed 3.5%, with delivery adding about 40 bps. On the strength of the first half, it raised its outlook to 4%–4.3% sales growth and 2.5%–2.9% comps. It opened 125 U.S. stores in Q2.